Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam
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title:
Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam
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Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam is an oil painting by John Greenwood made between 1752-1758. It depicts a humorous scene in a tavern in Surinam, with many merchants and sea captains from Rhode Island enjoying themselves. It has been described as the first genre painting in American art history. The work was commissioned by the subjects while visiting the important trading ports in Surinam in the 1750s, probably for their own amusement. At the time, Greenwood was living in Surinam. The subjects
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Painting by John Greenwood
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_Captains_Carousing_in_Surinam
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2024-04-07T23:34:43Z
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