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James Baker Pyne

Off Portsmouth, 1837

Description

Maker

  • James Baker Pyne, 1800-1870, English

Title

Off Portsmouth

Year

1837

Medium

Transparent and opaque watercolor over graphite on cream laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • pen and ink,
  • white heightening,
  • watercolor

Supports

  • Cream laid paper

Dimensions

26.2 x 37.5 cm (10 5/16 x 14 3/4 inches)

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Drawings and Watercolors

Credit

Anonymous gift

Object Number

69.154.51

Projects & Publications

Publications

Selection II

British Watercolors and Drawings from the Museum's Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

From Dover to Penzance

December 3, 2010 - June 5, 2011

For this view of the harbor city of Portsmouth, James Baker Pyne
places us offshore amid a dramatic and threatening storm. Though
the landmarks of the city are recognizable in the distance, the
principal subject here is the violence of the sea, with small boats
tossed by massive waves as they enter the open waters of the English
Channel. Looking closely at the foamy peaks of the foreground
waves, one can see Pyne’s technique of building white highlights with
a thicker, opaque watercolor pigment, thereby adding volume and
brilliance to these details. He painted several related watercolor views
of important English ports, perhaps hoping to publish the group as a
portfolio of prints or guidebook illustrations.

Selection II

April 13 - May 14, 1972

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Off Portsmouth with the accession number of 69.154.51. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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