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Captain William Gordon Rutherford (also Rutherfurd, 1764-1818). (Updated, September 2017) A half-length portrait, very slightly to right, of Captain Rutherford in captain’s full-dress uniform, 1793-1812 pattern. He is wearing his Trafalgar medal and
1919
National Maritime Museum

Porthleven, Cornwall. A sketch showing the coastline near Porthleven, Cornwall. It indicates a low viewpoint close to the water's edge. The sea in the foreground on the left shows the waves breaking very close to the viewer with the tops of the waves
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape, Porthleven. A rapidly executed sketch showing the effects of waves close to the Cornish coast at Porthleven. It captures the fleeting nature of waves as the sea breaks on the shore and through colour and shapes the relationship between sea and
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape, Porthleven. A rapidly executed sketch showing the effects of waves on the Cornish coast. The painting shows waves breaking in the foreground and concentrates on the relationship between the sky and sea. The dramatic appearance of the chaotic cl
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape, Porthleven. A rapidly executed sketch, loosely painted, showing the patterning of waves under a stormy sky. The sketch focuses on the peaks and troughs of the waves and the depiction of the white crests. The sky has been sketchily painted but th
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape, Sennen Cove. A sketch of the sea made while Everett was staying in Cornwall. He painted a large number of such sketches, observing the movement of waves approaching the shore, experimenting with colour and form to achieve his desired effects. Th
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape. 'Seascape'.
1919
National Maritime Museum

Seascape. 'Seascape'.
1919
National Maritime Museum

Sennen Cove, Cornwall. A lively sketch of waves breaking on the shore on the Cornish coast. Everett has applied a thick impasto paint to show the white crests of the waves. The sea is shown deep green and the sky is ranged in horizontal stripes from pink,
1919
National Maritime Museum

Sennen Cove. A lively sketch showing the effects of waves breaking over the shore on the Cornish coast. Everett has applied thick impasto paint to show the white crests of the waves. The sea is depicted a deep green and contrasts with the sky which is ran
1919
National Maritime Museum

Sennen Cove. A rapidly executed sketch showing the effects of waves close to the Cornish coast at Sennen Cove. The painting is taken from a low perspective so that the waves seem on the same eye level as the viewer. Everett has applied a thick layer of pa
1919
National Maritime Museum

Sennen Cove. A rapidly executed sketch showing the effects of waves close to the Cornish coast. It adopts an aerial perspective view from which to show the waves. They are reduced to rhythmic rows with thick impasto paint applied to create the crests of t
1919
National Maritime Museum

Sennen Cove. A rapidly executed sketch showing waves coming ashore at the beach at Sennen Cove, Cornwall. The artist has defined the characteristics of the painting by dividing the image into horizontal layers. The colour purple is used to unite the shade
1919
National Maritime Museum