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On the Coast of Holland at Scheveningen

Collection Type

  • Art

Date

1898

GUSN

GUSN-202739

Description

Painting of a Dutch woman standing along the shore watching the arrival of a ship. The woman is in the foreground; the ship is in the background. There are silhouettes of figures at the stern of the ship. On the right there are six figures scattered around. Beyond the right of the main ship there are four other ships. The painting has a gold frame with gold toned window mat.

Details

Descriptive Terms

paintings (visual works)
paper (fiber product)
Painting

Inscription

"George W. Harvey" (handwritten)
"On the Coast of Holland / at Schveningen / George W. Harvey / Anniquam 1898" (handwritten)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

P257
FA087

Maker

Harvey, George Wainwright, 1855-1930 (Painter)

Dimensions

24 7/16 x 28 6/16 x 15/16 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.680

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