STORMS, GALES, TEMPESTS "The shallow waves that rolled under his window" ---- Horace Walpole, 1780 This picture, 30 x 42, was bought by the Tate Gallery in 1965. The ships are said to date from the end of 17th century, as they have round gun ports, which were abolished in 1700. The painting could have been produced at any time after 1700, but perhaps the early date of the vessels suggests that Monamy was working from a drawing, or an oil, by an earlier painter. A painting viewable here makes an interesting comparison. The rare mezzotint below, by Elisha Kirkall, is inscribed with the date 1736: it appears directly to derive from the Tate Gallery oil. See mezzotints. The pictures presented below are a cross-section of storm scenes attributed to Monamy, which are discussed more thoroughly on separate pages. more storms and a tempest © Charles Harrison Wallace 2002, 2004 |
