Viola Surviving the Shipwreck off the Coast of Illyria
A black chalk and charcoal drawing shows shipwrecked figures on a rocky shore. In the foreground, two women sit and lean together, one bowing her head, while two nude male figures stand at right beneath a dark, tangled mass of bodies at upper left.
- Artist
- George Romney
- Date
- c. 1776
- Medium
- Black chalk and charcoal on ivory laid paper, edge mounted on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1031 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1781).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection