Harbor scene with the tide out, and beached boats — Thomas Rowlandson | DiscoverArt

Thomas Rowlandson

Harbor scene with the tide out, and beached boats

1775–1827

Watercolor, pen and ink

26.7 × 41.3 cm (10.5 × 16.3 in)

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