Hay barge and men of war on the Medway, 1833 RMG PW6190, Edward William Cooke, 5 July 1833

Hay barge and men of war on the medway, 1833 in 1833 cooke went on a sketching tour in the river medway with james stark, a family friend and a member of the norwich school, who gave him instruction in oil painting. In 1835 cooke exhibited his first oil paintings at the royal academy, one of them being a similar view of a hay barge, but with greenwich in the background. In his notebook cooke refers to this watercolour as 'hayboat, chatham - and men of war - with rainbow and stormy effect - 5th july'. It is signed and dated with this date. Hay barge and men of war on the medway, 1833. Date: 5 July 1833. Dimensions: Mount: 405 mm x 557 mm. Collection: Fine art.