File:Ships off Dover RMG BHC1062.tiff
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[edit]Francis Holman: Ships off Dover
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Ships off Dover  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre |
marine art |
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| Description |
English: Ships off Dover A painting showing a variety of shipping in the Downs in calm seas. In addition to the British squadron under sail, other ships can be seen at anchor. Small local vessels are also shown moving amongst the large ships. The Downs was an area of anchorage during the days of sail situated on the south east coast. The white cliffs, and perhaps the port of Dover, can be seen in the distance. The painting is signed ‘F.Holman’. |
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| Date | Mid - Late 18th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Painting: 740 x 1380 mm; Frame: 1020 x 1655 x 105 mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BHC1062 |
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| Notes | Signed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12554 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
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 | Acquisition Number: OP1955-24 id number: BHC1062 |
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| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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