Fishing boat in the waves, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Robert Blyth, after painting by John Hamilton Mortimer, publisher: William Richardson, London, 1805, paper, etching, printed on album page, height 252 mm x width 342 mm, The compiler pasted this print into the album as an illustration for: Pilkington, Matthew and Johann Heinrich Füssli. A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period. 4 vols. London: John Crowder, vol. 2, p. 350., sailing-ship, sailing-boat, fisherman, storm at sea, A pen-and-ink drawing of a small sailboat pitching on rough waves, showing a mast with rigging and a partially furled sail, a curved bow cutting through foamy water, and turbulent sea lines extending to the horizon. Several people are aboard the boat in various poses, some leaning forward, one at the stern blowing a horn, and others grasping ropes and the rail; clothing and hair are rendered with fine crosshatching. The scene includes churning w...
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Fishing boat in the waves, print, album page, Print is part of an album., printmaker: Robert Blyth, after painting by John Hamilton Mortimer, publisher: William Richardson, London, 1805, paper, etching, printed on album page, height 252 mm x width 342 mm, The compiler pasted this print into the album as an illustration for: Pilkington, Matthew and Johann Heinrich Füssli. A dictionary of painters, from the revival of the art to the present period. 4 vols. London: John Crowder, vol. 2, p. 350., sailing-ship, sailing-boat, fisherman, storm at sea, A pen-and-ink drawing of a small sailboat pitching on rough waves, showing a mast with rigging and a partially furled sail, a curved bow cutting through foamy water, and turbulent sea lines extending to the horizon. Several people are aboard the boat in various poses, some leaning forward, one at the stern blowing a horn, and others grasping ropes and the rail; clothing and hair are rendered with fine crosshatching. The scene includes churning whitecaps, rolling swells, and distant masts on the horizon, all depicted in detailed linear strokes against a pale background.

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Fishing boat waves print album page Print part album printmaker Robert Blyth painting John Hamilton Mortimer publisher William Richardson London 1805 paper etching printed height 252 mm x width 342 mm compiler pasted illustration Pilkington Matthew Johann Heinrich Füssli dictionary painters revival art present period 4 vols John Crowder vol 2 p 350 sailing-ship sailing-boat fisherman storm sea pen- -ink drawing small sailboat pitching rough waves showing mast rigging partially furled sail curved bow cutting foamy water turbulent sea lines extending horizon Several people aboard boat various poses leaning forward stern blowing horn grasping ropes rail clothing hair rendered fine crosshatching scene includes churning whitecaps rolling swells distant masts depicted detailed linear strokes pale background

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