Drawing, First Sketch for "The Wreck", 1885–86, Winslow Homer, 1885–86

Horizontal view of eight male figures in oilskins, with four men launching a rowboat into a turbulent ocean under the direction of man with his right arm raised and of a schooner in the distance. Date: 1885–86. Dimensions: 16.9 x 24.4 cm (6 5/8 x 9 5/8 in.). Medium: charcoal on off-white wove paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, First Sketch for "The Wreck", 1885–86 (CH 18174453)