Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808, British, active in the East Indies (1796–1804)
Title:
A Trading Brig Preparing to Set Sail on the Thames, Warships Running Down the Estuary Beyond
Date:
between 1787 and 1808
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, pen, black ink, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 × 13 1/4 inches (23.2 × 33.7 cm)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends