Samuel Atkins facts for kids
Samuel Atkins was a British artist who painted pictures of the sea. He was active between 1787 and 1808. He is known as a marine painter, meaning he specialized in scenes of ships and the ocean.
Atkins showed his artwork at the Royal Academy in London from 1787 to 1796. This was a very important place for artists to display their work. From 1796 to 1804, he traveled to the East Indies, which was a common term for parts of Southeast Asia and India. When he came back to England, he continued to show his paintings until 1808.
Samuel Atkins used both oil paints and water-colours for his art. You can find examples of his water-colour paintings in famous collections like those at South Kensington (now part of the Victoria and Albert Museum) and the British Museum. His style was described as calm and honest, with soft colors.
Some of his paintings were turned into engravings, which are prints made from a carved surface. For example, his painting of ‘Shakespeare's Cliff, Dover’ was engraved by R. and D. Havell. Other sea scenes by Atkins, like ‘Ships in Sight of Harbour’ and ‘A Sea Piece,’ were also made into prints by other artists. He also created a water-colour drawing called ‘Seascape with Ships.’
Gallery of Samuel Atkins's Art
-
This painting shows an unidentified Royal Navy ship from around 1787-1800. It is now at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
-
Another painting of an unidentified British Naval ship, also at the Mariners' Museum.
-
A painting of a brig (a type of sailing ship) in the wind near a harbor. This artwork is also at the Mariners' Museum.
-
This painting shows the East Indiaman ship Woodford close to Plymouth.
