Shrimpers

Artist David Cox (English, 1783 - 1859)

Date1829

MediumWatercolor on paper

DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 × 11 3/4 inches (14.61 × 29.85 cm)

Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust

Object number47-11

Signedl.l. corner (in brown ink): "D. Cox/ 1829"

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Collections

European Art

Terms

DescriptionSeaside scene with fisherman standing in shallow water, center; large brown anchor resting on its side in left foreground; other fishermen visible in background; and soaring sea gulls in pale sky above.Exhibition History

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Provenance

Purchased from Spink and Son, Ltd., London, by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1947.

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