ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image is a pencil drawing of a nautical scene. In the foreground, a boat with a sail down is on calm waters. Another sailboat is visible in the distance, and faint structures are seen along the horizon. The sky blends softly with the horizon, all depicted in light shading and fine lines. The drawing is monochrome, creating a gentle and tranquil atmosphere.
Read the visual description

The image is a pencil drawing of a nautical scene. In the foreground, a boat with a sail down is on calm waters. Another sailboat is visible in the distance, and faint structures are seen along the horizon. The sky blends softly with the horizon, all depicted in light shading and fine lines. The drawing is monochrome, creating a gentle and tranquil atmosphere.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Boats at Anchor

James Goodwyn Clonney

Date
1838
Medium
graphite on wove paper
Dimensions
image (irregular): 6.35 × 8.57 cm (2 1/2 × 3 3/8 in.) sheet: 8.89 × 12.7 cm (3 1/2 × 5 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2015.19.2638
Credit line
Corcoran Collection (Gift of J. William Middendorf, II, 1977)
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • Boats
  • Anchor
  • boat
Provenance

J. William Middendorf, II, McLean, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1977; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Inscription

lower right in graphite: J.G.C. 1838

NGA object ID 180545. 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.