William Anslow Thornbery, After A Gale, Near Whitby 1860s It’s a delicate portrayal that

It’s a delicate portrayal that suggests a gentle character

With the darker foreground rendered in greater detail

an older farmer with a walking stick

a blow on the left side of Turner’s head floored him

They’re alive

William Anslow Thornbery, After A Gale, Near Whitby 1860s It’s a delicate portrayal thatThis late 19th century oil painting by English artist William Anslow Thornbery (1847 1907) depicts a restful coastal scene, following a gale near Whitby, Yorkshire, viewed from the beach and looking toward the East Cliff. In the foreground, wet sand is peppered with footprints, leading toward a two masted coastal trading ship. The hull tilts, its rigging described with decisive linear strokes. Around it, a small group of figures (perhaps dockworkers