Ship in a Squall

c. 1840s

Seth Wells Cheney and John Cheney after Washington Allston

Associated Names
Seth Wells Cheney

Artist, American, 1810 - 1856

John Cheney

Artist, American, 1801 - 1885

Washington Allston

Artist After, American, 1779 - 1843

The image depicts a seascape with a low horizon line, showing a stormy ocean under dark skies. A sailing ship is visible on the horizon, with expressive lines marking swirling waves and clouds. The color palette is primarily sepia, emphasizing contrasts between light and shadow. Waves crash in the foreground, mirroring the cloud patterns in the sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Alice F. Williams)

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.89 × 26.04 cm (7 7/16 × 10 1/4 in.)
    plate: 22.86 × 29.53 cm (9 × 11 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 30.48 × 48.1 cm (12 × 18 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.900

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Koehler 1891, no. 19

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The Cheney Family; Alice F. Williams, Washington, DC; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1958; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1891

  • Koehler, Sylvester Rosa. Catalogue of the Engraved and Lithographed Works of John Cheney and Seth Wells Cheney. Boston: Lee and Shepard, 1891: pp. 112-13, no. 19.

Inscriptions

upper left verso in graphite by unknown hand: CHENEY

Wikidata ID

Q77013816

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