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Oil on canvas, 106.5 x 152cm
This finely detailed view of Liverpool includes, on the left, the long wall of Princes Dock (1821) with the masts of numerous ships safely berthed in the dock itself. Behind is the dome of St Paul's Church. On the waterfront are various warehouses including the Goree, the church of St Nicholas and the low classical front of the Public Baths to the right. Behind is the dome of the Town Hall.
Walters chooses a stormy day for his painting. Several vessels are battling against a northerly gale during the high waters of a spring tide.