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The image shows a shoreline with a small ship near a stone building by the water. There are subtle brushstrokes in the background leading to a faint structure on a hill. The painting style features delicate brushwork and a soft color palette of browns, beiges, and grays. A figure stands near a small boat and fishing nets on the shore, with the ship in calm waters near a stone wall. The scene appears peaceful and nostalgic, with a balance between land and sea.
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The image shows a shoreline with a small ship near a stone building by the water. There are subtle brushstrokes in the background leading to a faint structure on a hill. The painting style features delicate brushwork and a soft color palette of browns, beiges, and grays. A figure stands near a small boat and fishing nets on the shore, with the ship in calm waters near a stone wall. The scene appears peaceful and nostalgic, with a balance between land and sea.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

At Tenby

Heneage Finch 4th Earl of Aylesford

Date
1790s?
Medium
pen and gray and brown ink with gray and brown wash and touches of red chalk over traces of graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 21 x 24.6 cm (8 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.) mount: 27.2 x 31.4 cm (10 11/16 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2009.70.30
Credit line
Joseph F. McCrindle Collection
Time span
1776 to 1800
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • figure
  • Ship
  • River
  • Building
Provenance

(P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd., London; from an album of drawings by the artist, acquired in 1954). Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Inscription

by the artist (?) on the old mount at lower left in pen and black ink: at Tenby

NGA object ID 143744. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.