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An early work by the artist, painted when he was living and working in Liverpool. It is set in the Mersey, looking directly upstream from the river mouth. Perch Rock Fort is shown in the distance to the left of centre with the Bootle shore to the right. In the centre, in a choppy sea, a frigate is shown coming to anchor, close-hauled under shortened sail and flying the 1801-pattern blue ensign. In the distance on the left a naval squadron of the white is already at anchor. The first of these, immediately beyond the frigate's bow, flies the 1801 white ensign. The artist has created a sensation of movement in the choppy water by showing spray at the frigate's bow. Figures can be seen on its pitching deck and the sense of movement is reinforced by the angle of the small craft in the right foreground, where the man on the right has his leg fully extended to brace himself.
Title
A Frigate Coming to Anchor in the Mersey
Date
1802
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 49 x W 74 cm
Accession number
BHC1153
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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