Oyster Cove
| Title | Oyster Cove |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Hill, after Joshua Shaw |
| Date | 1820 19th century |
| Medium | etching and aquatint with watercolor additions on wove paper |
| Classification | |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Jo Ann and Julian Ganz. Jr. |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Oyster Cove” is a work by John Hill, after Joshua Shaw, dated 1820. It is executed in etching and aquatint with watercolor additions on wove paper and classified as print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1820. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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