Action off the Cape of Good Hope by Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772 | saved.works

Action off the Cape of Good Hope by Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772

Action off the Cape of Good Hope

Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772

ca. 1757

Oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art

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Several sailing ships engage in battle on a choppy sea, with smoke billowing from cannons and the sky overcast. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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sailing ship cannon smoke diagonal sweep multiple vessels dynamic composition eye-level view naval battle sea ships action muted blues

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