Maritime view of Plymouth harbour, with boats at sail and in dry dock, by the 18th-century caricaturist and watercolourist Thomas Rowlandson. The work is painted in a palette of warm brown and cool grey-blues. In the foreground are lively figures of people and horses.
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Title of artwork, date
Plymouth Harbour, 1756–1827
Date supported
2006
Medium and material
Watercolour
Gifted by
Lady Frances Ann Stevens
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