Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast | Thomas Buttersworth | 1810 17th Century It was the last major

It was the last major naval battle in history to be fought entirely with sailing ships

off the mouth of the Avon

The ship shown in port-bow view in the foreground may be its consort

(1803 - 1866) was a Dutch painter and a forerunner of the Hague School

The British ship ‘Venus’ commanded by Captain Jonathan Faulkner

Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast | Thomas Buttersworth | 1810 17th Century It was the last majorThe painting "Shipwreck off a Rocky Coast" by Thomas Buttersworth, created around 1810, is a dramatic representation of a maritime disaster. The central focus of the artwork is a grand ship caught in the perilous grip of the sea, having been dashed against a rocky coast. Its masts are broken, and the hull is severely damaged, signifying the destructive power of nature. Buttersworth's use of dark, stormy clouds against a backdrop of light creates a