Shipping Anchored in a Calm Sea

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A marine painting depicting a shipping scene with groups of boats with tall sails on a calm sea, in the middleground to the right, and in the foreground to the left. Flags fly from the top of the masts, with the sails in a variety of stages, some fully open, others not yet hoisted up. In the foreground a crowded rowing boat makes its way between the vessels, watched by figures standing on the shore in the bottom right corner. More boats can be seen in the distance, beneath bright blue sky with several clouded patches.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Shipping Anchored in a Calm Sea

Date

1650s

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 26.2 x W 23.3 cm

Accession number

1979.453

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mr and Mrs Edgar Assheton Bennett, 1979

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Unsigned.

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