Shipping in a Choppy Sea by Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772 | saved.works

Shipping in a Choppy Sea by Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772

Shipping in a Choppy Sea

Samuel Scott, ca. 1702–1772

1753

Oil on canvas

Yale Center for British Art

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A fleet of sailing ships navigates through a choppy sea under a cloudy sky. The lead ship is prominently featured on the right, with its sails full and Union Jack flag flying. Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

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