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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
Royal Holloway, University of London
Egham Hill, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX England
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