BHC0781

Ships wrecked on a rocky shore Long Caption: A depiction of a stormy sea with several ships heading for the rocks. A coastline is shown in the distance on the right together with outcrops of rock and a rock arch on the shore in the foreground. Although the ship on the left is at anchor, it is pitching steeply in the waves. With sails down, its struggle to keep off the rocks is indicated by the tension on the cable. White foam dashes the rocks on the right, throwing up a film of spray. Nature is shown at its most threatening to man, indicated by the jagged flash of lightning highlighted against the dark menacing sky. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: BHC0781 Artist: Hendrick Staets Date: 1655 Medium: oil on panel Size: 508 mm x 686 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.