Rockets and Blue Lights (close at hand) to warn Steam-Boats of Shoal Water

Artist: J. M. W. Turner
Artwork: Rockets and Blue Lights (close at hand) to warn Steam-Boats of Shoal Water
Description: Rockets and Blue Lights is a night scene painted by J. M. W. Turner in 1840. The painting depicts a number of fishing boats at sea at night. In the background, a large steamship is approaching, and in the foreground, a group of figures are gathered around a fire, setting off rockets and blue lights to warn the steamship of the shallow water ahead.
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