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Peter Henry Emerson — In a Sail-Loft
Peter Henry Emerson

In a Sail-Loft

1887

Maritime craftsmen work among ships' rigging and canvas in Emerson's atmospheric interior, revealing the skilled trades that supported England's extensive sailing fleet.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XVIII from the album "Wild Life on a Tidal Water: The Adventures of a House-Boat and Her Crew" (1890)

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Peter Henry Emerson, In a Sail-Loft, 1887

Maritime craftsmen work among ships' rigging and canvas in Emerson's atmospheric interior, revealing the skilled trades that supported England's extensive sailing fleet.

Medium
Photoetching, pl. XVIII from the album "Wild Life on a Tidal Water: The Adventures of a House-Boat and Her Crew" (1890)
Year
1887
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Serene, Documentary, Landscape, Photoetching, Water, Nature, British, Rural

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Art Institute of Chicago, Cleveland Museum of Art