Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Charles Brooking, 1723–1759, British
Title:
Fishing Boats in a Calm Sea
Date:
between 1745 and 1759
Materials & Techniques:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
14 15/16 x 23 5/16 inches (37.9 x 59.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Signed, lower center: "C Brooking"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1976.7.11
Classification:
Paintings
Collection:
Paintings and Sculpture
Subject Terms:
ocean | sea | people | fishermen | marine art | seascape | brigs | sloops (sailing vessels) | frigate | trawlers | fishing boats | boats | ships
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Malcolm Cormack, Concise Catalogue of Paintings in the Yale Center for British Art, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 1985, pp. 42-43, N590.2 .A83 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:253