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Description: | The town in the background is very likely to be Boulogne sur Mer, a fishing port on the Channel, recognizable thanks to its domed basilica of Notre-Dame. Joséphine Bowes would have spent some time there on many an occasion, as she was afraid of crossing the Channel. Her husband would often cross on his own whilst she stayed around Boulogne or Calais. She thus painted numerous scenes by the seaside, often representing the cliffs and the sea, but also fishermen and landscapes from further inland. | Subjects: | marine; figure; place (Boulogne sur Mer) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bowes, Joséphine (French artist, 1825-1874) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8945... | Go to resource |
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