After a Long Cruise

Colors in this work

Artist: John Carlin
Date: 1857
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 30 in. (50.8 x 76.2 cm)
Origin: American
Department: The American Wing
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Sooted Timber · Brown family · #472F1F · 23%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #A39B82 · 23%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8F7251 · 11%

Oiled Oak · Brown family · #7E5B3C · 10%

Raw Walnut · Brown family · #674A33 · 7%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #6D3519 · 5%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #7E8D8C · 5%

Press Black · Black family · #1F140E · 4%

Flax Ground · Yellow family · #CDB793 · 3%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #463E29 · 3%

Pewter Vessel · Gray family · #859298 · 2%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #4A4D2E · 2%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #95371F · 1%

Lampblack · Black family · #030207 · <1%

Slate Night · Black family · #2F2728 · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #B58632 · <1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B97F6D · <1%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #9EADB3 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Maria DeWitt Jesup Fund, 1949

10 tags

Nautical Both · 100%

Sailing ships, masts, rigging, and a harbor dominate the background; the catalog lists sailors and ships among the subjects.
Modes of Transportation Both · 100%

Several sailing vessels are directly visible, and ships are explicitly listed in the catalog subjects.
Work and Workers Both · 98%

Multiple figures are dressed and presented as sailors, and sailors are explicitly listed in the catalog subjects.
Food Both · 99%

Oranges and other produce are prominently displayed on the foreground stand, while fruit is listed in the catalog subjects.
Childhood Both · 95%

A small young figure appears at the right side of the dock, and children are listed in the catalog subjects.
Scenes of Everyday Life Visual · 96%

The painting presents a public dock or waterfront populated by people engaged in selling, sitting, walking, and conversing.
Text Visual · 98%

A large awning visibly carries the words “SHIP PROVISIONS,” making written signage a significant element of the composition.

Oil Painting Metadata · 100%

The catalog identifies the medium as oil on canvas.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the painting to 1857, placing it in the nineteenth century.

American Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies the place of origin as American and the work is held in The American Wing.

John Carlin. After a Long Cruise. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.