The image shows a maritime scene with two sailing ships on rolling ocean waves. The horizon line is placed high, near the sails of the ships. The brushstrokes are smooth, capturing detailed rigging and sea texture. The color palette includes blues, greens, whites, and light tan. One ship, a schooner, has a large flag, while the other ship is in the distance with fewer details.
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Capture of the "Savannah" by the "U.S.S. Perry"

painter Fritz Müller (American, 1814 - 1861 or after)

1861

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 59 x 91.2 cm (23 1/4 x 35 7/8 in.) ; framed: 69.9 x 101.6 x 7 cm (27 1/2 x 40 x 2 3/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its subject is for older viewers (war, death, the Passion, drink or the like). How works are placed

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