Title

Harbour at sunset, 1820s. Creator: Richard Parkes Bonington.

Caption

Harbour at sunset, 1820s. Showing numerous boats on calm waters bathed in the golden light of the setting sun. In the background is a cityscape with two prominent church buildings which recall his elaborate architectural drawings.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A24_311

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40,1Mb (3,3Mb) / 16,5in x 9,4in / 4960 x 2829 (300dpi)

Keywords

atmospheric transport transportation sunset scenic sea water England people male man men religious sailing boats sailing boat boat boats yellow arts painting country sun religion panoramic reflection science still art evening guy seascape romantic view solar system astronomy British museum geography English church color quiet Christianity atmosphere scenery location sailboats sailboat century rowing boat vista Britain image concept water surface reflected time of day moored rowboat romanticism watercolour setting sun Colour 19th century water transport background people nineteenth century 1820s geographical feature watercolour landscape Richard Parkes Bonington view to land Bonington Richard Parkes Romantic Era letterbox format Heritage Art 19th-century La soiree Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Richard Bonington