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Painted stormy seascape: a ruined building on a grassy cliff, a rowboat with men in churning surf, and a distant sailing ship under dark clouds.

Seascape

A stormy seascape with dark clouds over a grassy cliff topped by a ruined stone building at right. In the foreground, men in a rowboat struggle through breaking waves, while a distant sailing ship sits on the horizon at left.

Artist
Charles Bentley
Date
n.d.
Medium
color lithograph
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
3000 × 2251 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (undated).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: Paisaje marino con ruinas en un acantilado y bote en el oleaje

Una marina tormentosa con nubes oscuras sobre un acantilado cubierto de hierba, coronado a la derecha por un edificio de piedra en ruinas. En primer plano, unos hombres en un bote de remos luchan contra las olas, y a la izquierda se distingue un barco de vela lejano.

Português: Paisagem marinha com ruínas em penhasco e barco no mar agitado

Uma marinha tempestuosa com nuvens escuras sobre um penhasco coberto de grama, coroado à direita por uma construção de pedra em ruínas. No primeiro plano, homens em um barco a remo lutam contra as ondas, e à esquerda aparece um veleiro distante no horizonte.

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