
A Frigate at Anchor, Saluting a Nearby Yacht
Willem van de Velde I (d. 1693)
17th century · Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
Cleared · Public Domain
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A Frigate at Anchor, Saluting a Nearby Yacht
Willem van de Velde I (d. 1693)
17th century · Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash
Cleared · Public Domain
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A Frigate at Sea
Pierre Puget (d. 1694)
17th century · Pen and black ink, gray wash, brown ink, over black chalk, on vellum. Mounted on board.
Cleared · Public Domain
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A Ship at Sea
Ludolf Backhuysen (d. 1708)
1650–1708 · Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, over traces of black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Cleared · Public Domain
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Commanders Engaged at Sea
Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)
November 30, 1785 · Etching
Cleared · Public Domain
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Boat in a Storm at Sea
Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)
1784–88 · Etching
Cleared · Public Domain
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Commanders Engaged at Sea
Thomas Rowlandson (d. 1827)
[1785], reissued July 1, 1802 · Hand-colored etching
Cleared · Public Domain
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Fire at sea
Clarkson Stanfield (d. 1867)
1820–46 · Watercolor and gouache (bodycolor) on beige paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Sea at Dieppe
Eugène Delacroix (d. 1863)
ca. 1852–54 · Watercolor on laid paper
Cleared · Public Domain
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The Sea
Gustave Courbet (d. 1877)
1865 or later · Oil on canvas
Cleared · Public Domain
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Sea gods,one at right blowing an elaborate horn, another at center riding a two-headed sea horse, and at left two riding in a carriage
Monogrammist HFE (d. 1550)
1500–50 · Engraving
In copyright
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Sa’ela’a (pendant)
Solomon Islands artist
19th–early 20th century · Tridacna shell, fiber, pigment
In copyright
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Eagle on a Rock at Sea
Unidentified artist
1911 · On silk
In copyright
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