General
General
Object Auto ID
78656
Alternate Codes
159742
Common Name
Watercolour
Classified Name
Painting
Local Name
Enchantress; Watercolour Drawings - Seascapes, 1854-1863
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

The Parliament Collection:
Watercolour of a dramatic seascape with a stranded sailing ship lying at an angle close to shore against a stormy sky. Some men and a pitched tent in the foreground. Part of a collection, see 6540)

Provenance

Mendelssohn Bequest 1922

Description
Technique Types
Watercolour
Distinguishing Features

Enchantress Ship Shipwrecks

Inscriptions
Written lightly on the tent roof: "August 1849 Enchantress". No inscription on the front. Back "Attributed to Bowler according to Mendelssohn" and title and date.
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
Unframed and mounted; Image and paper size 161 x 242 mm
History
Object Age Comment
August 1849
Maker Comment
BOWLER, Thomas William, (1812-1869) attributed by Mendelssohn
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