Off the coast of Portugal

This watercolour depicts rolling waves with a seabird, perhaps a storm petrel, in the foreground, a single funnel steamship in the left-hand distance and land on the horizon. It is inscribed on the reverse 'Off the coast of Portugal (Kitson)'.

Object details

ID: PAF1041
Collection: Fine art
Type: Drawing
Materials: Watercolour
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyllie, William Lionel
Vessels: Storm Petrel (1870)
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Caird Collection
Measurements: 270 mm x 434 mm