Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale — Robert Blyth|John Hamilton Mortimer | DiscoverArt

Robert Blyth|John Hamilton Mortimer

Beaching a Fishing Boat in a Gale

April 26, 1783

Etching and aquatint, printed with brown ink

23.6 × 28.7 cm (9.3 × 11.3 in)

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