Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Samuel Atkins, active 1787–1808, British, active in the East Indies (1796–1804)
Title:
A Third-Rate in Coastal Waters
Date:
1788
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink and watercolor on medium, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 x 8 in. (15.2 x 20.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in artist's hand in black ink lower left: "Bounty". Inscription in lower center of mount: "Atkins\ Petite Fregate"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, The U Collection. In appreciation of Choh Shiu and Man Foo U, loving parents, and Dorothea and Frank Cockett, dear friends
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2008.30.15
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
sails | frigate | marine art | ship | sea
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Seascapes - Marine Paintings and Watercolors from the U Collection (Yale Center for British Art, 2009-05-28 - 2009-08-23)
Publications:
Eleanor Hughes, Seascapes : marine paintings and watercolors from the U Collection [wall labels], , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2009, p. [9], V 2165 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:60747