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Description: | The authorship of Portsmouth Art Gallery's Coastal Scene is uncertain, it has been attributed both to Carle Vernet (1758-1836) and the nineteenth century British school. The attribution to Carle Vernet seems unlikely both on stylistic grounds and because this artist specialised in battle and hunting scenes. However, the painting clearly owes a significant debt to the artist's father, Claude-Joseph Vernet (1714-1849), who specialised in marine paintings. Both the tower on the left and the treatment of the setting sun in the painting recall the French painter's compositions, although their execution lacks his technical facility. Some internal factors, relating to the subject of the painting, give substance to its attribution to the nineteenth century British school. The three large ships that dominate the scene, the one in the middle firing a salute and another beyond flying the Cross of St George, have been identified as British Navy Victory Class' ships, while some of the figures descending to land from the small sailing boat in the foreground clearly wear the red coats of the British military. The tall building in the background has been tentatively identified as Portsmouth Town Hall overlooking the Old Harbour. | Subjects: | marine; place (Portsmouth?) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Vernet, Claude-Joseph (French painter and draftsman, 1714-1789) Æ Attributed to manner of Previously attributed to British School Previously attributed to Vernet, Carle (French painter, draftsman, and lithographer, 1758-1836) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8497... | Go to resource |
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