Artwork

Seascape with a Frigate

Seascape with a Frigate, by Samuel Atkins, watercolor, 1794
Seascape with a Frigate, by Samuel Atkins, watercolor, 1794

Seascape with a Frigate is a watercolor work on paper by the Rococo painting artist Samuel Atkins. It dates from 1794 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.

About this work

Overview

A watercolour titled *Seascape with a Frigate*, signed by the British artist Samuel Atkins in 1794, depicts a maritime scene featuring a frigate.

Artist & collection

Artist

Samuel Atkins

Samuel Atkins (fl. 1787–1808), was a British marine painter. Atkins contributed to the Royal Academy between 1787 and 1796. From 1796 to 1804 he was in the East Indies, when he returned to England, and continued to…