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| Keywords: George Chambers - A Brig Leaving Dover.jpg George Chambers painter George Chambers Sen 1803-1840 This painting shows a view of Dover from the sea with a brig sailing out towards the viewer A fishing boat is making its way back in the opposite direction towards the harbour walls across the glassy animated waves A steamer in the background is following the brig The painting exemplifies the early 19th-century interest in narrative detail as can be seen in the colourful detail of the many staffage figures greeting each other looking on and working on board the vessels first half other date century 19 oil canvas cm 71 6 91 5 Institution National Maritime Museum Not on display http //collections rmg co uk/collections/objects/12628 html Royal Museums Greenwich object history credit line accession number BHC1136 http //www nmm ac uk/collections/explore/object cfm ID BHC1136 National Maritime Museum PD-old-100 George Chambers Paintings in the National Maritime Museum London 19th-century sailing ships in paintings Sailing ships of the United Kingdom Dover in art 1801-1850 paintings | ||||
