A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way

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A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way
Samuel Scott - A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way.jpg
Artist Samuel Scott
Year1736
Type Oil on canvas maritime painting
Dimensions227.3 cm× 218.4 cm(89.5 in× 86.0 in)
Location National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way is a 1736 maritime painting by the British artist Samuel Scott. [1] [2] It depicts a Danish merchant bark loaded with timber departing, likely near Gravesend. [3] Scott was best known for his seascapes in his early career, but following the commercial success of Canaletto's views of the River Thames he increasingly switched to depictions of London on the river. Today the painting is in the collection of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. [4]

References

  1. Cordingly p.33
  2. Samuel Scott Bicentenary: Paintings, Drawings and Engravings. Guildhall Art Gallery, 1972 p.28
  3. "A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way". Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
  4. "A Danish Timber Bark Getting Under Way". Art UK. Retrieved 2025-08-31.

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