File:A storm, with an anchored ship in distress off rocky coast RMG PW5904.jpg
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English: A storm, with an anchored ship in distress off rocky coast A spectacular imaginary rendering of imminent shipwreck, the red ensign being flown upside-down as a signal of distress. It appears to show a two-decker naval warship, with her ports closed, riding to both her bower anchors but still in grave danger on a craggy lee shore. In the left distance another ship claws its way off, to windward, under reefed fore and main courses. The subject of ships in distress or wrecked on rocky coasts goes back to the origins of 'marine painting' in Flemish art of the late-16th and early- 17th centuries. At that time it had symbolic, religious meanings largely lost by Pocock's time and yet this is still a very traditional, Dutch-influenced and stylized treatment, with the ships brought up to date. Signed by the artist and dated, lower right, it is also in very good unfaded condition. Exhibited: NMM Pocock exhib. (1975) no. 15. |
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| Date | 1793 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Sheet: 307 x 434 mm; Mount: 405 mm x 556 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | Box Title: D186. M2437-2447. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/100731 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Picture Department Petrel Project Number: M2439 Print Room Location Code: G 20.4 1821 id number: PAF5904 |
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| Collection | Fine art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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