Sometimes, a painting doesn’t need a dramatic storm or a roaring sea battle to make you stop and look. Sometimes, it’s the quiet moments that really pull you in. That’s exactly what Thomas Jacques Somerscales captures in his 1902 painting A Bathing Party, HMS Clio. At first glance, it’s just a ship anchored on a calm […]
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