Shipping near Dover
Shipping near Dover
Samuel Owen (1768-1857)
Shipping near Dover
Signed on plank lower centre: S OWEN 1827
Watercolour over pencil heightened with bodycolour
13.6 by 20.8 cm., 5 1/4 by 8 1/4 in.
Provenance:
Private collection, UK
Owen specialised in painting marine subjects but was less concerned with the accuracy of his depiction and more with the atmosphere and mood of his subject matter. Many of his watercolours were reproduced as engravings.