Waves Breaking on a Rocky Coast.
DraftsmanDrawn by
Nelson Augustus Moore
American, 1824 - 1902
Datelate 19th century
MediumDrawing; pencil on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 7/8 x 8 3/8in. (17.5 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 8 3/8in. (34.9 x 21.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 13 3/4 x 8 3/8in. (34.9 x 21.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionThree views of steep rocky cliffs beside the sea. In two views, waves roll in from the ocean at the left and break on the cliffs at the right. Dark storm clouds are overhead; lightning from the clouds strikes the rocks and sea. In two views, a man wearing long robes stands on the top of the cliff overlooking the sea. In one view, the sea is stormy; in the other, it is calm.
Object number2004.52.214
InscribedOn recto, lower left, in pencil, "He went up and looked toward the sea."On verso, upper left, in pencil, accession number.NotesSubject Note: The drawing appears to illustrate a text and may have been intended for a book illustration. (Finlay 8/2/2004)
Subject Terms
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