In the N.E. Trades
1851 to 1875
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View on museum website →Medium
watercolor and pen and ink, pinpricked around perimeter
Dimensions
overall (approximate): 29.5 x 54.3 cm (11 5/8 x 21 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.1286
About the Artist
Arthur Briscoe
Arthur Briscoe (1873–1943) was a British painter and etcher celebrated for his vivid and authoritative depictions of life at sea. Born into a world still shaped by sail, Briscoe brought firsthand knowledge to his art: he was an experienced sailor who crewed on working vessels, and this immersive engagement with maritime life gave his work an authenticity that distinguished it from the work of pain...