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A Dutch Beurtman Aground on the Terschelling Sands, in the North Sea after a Snowstorm

Image credit: Royal Holloway, University of London

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Battling against waves, wind and spray, this ill-fated cargo-ship has run aground as its crew struggles to keep the vessel upright. Terschelling is an island situated just north of the Netherlands. Edward William Cooke often travelled to this coastal area to find inspiration for his marine subjects. The artist had an in-depth understanding of sea craft, illustrated in the detailed depiction of this vessel and its undoing. The wind has whipped the ropes away from the crewmen. They trail across the canvas. The gulls swirl away from the storm. In the foreground a basket, battered by the waves, loses sight of its owners. On the distant right a larger vessel suffers the same fate on the sands and the heavy, stormy-grey clouds loom ominously overhead.

Royal Holloway, University of London

Egham

Title

A Dutch Beurtman Aground on the Terschelling Sands, in the North Sea after a Snowstorm

Date

1865

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 106.6 x W 167.5 cm

Accession number

THC009

Acquisition method

purchased for Thomas Holloway, 1882

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

KOOK

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