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Tullie House Museum : 1978.108.69
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Painting, watercolour, Whitehaven Harbour, Cumberland, about 1780.
View of Whitehaven harbour on a calm day, seen from a slightly elevated perspective. Tall ships are moored to left of composition with several others either leaving or entering the harbour in centre and to right. In the foreground timbers are being loaded with a small crane onto a cart and a man attends a smoking brazier.
This is an early maritime picture of Whitehaven. It was probably painted by a visiting marine painter, attracted to this important port. Old New Quay an lighthouse are in the centre. The ships and activities in the harbour are painted in great detail. In the foreground timbers are being removed from a cart using a winch and a man attends a smoking brazier.
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