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Description: | Durand-Brager was chiefly a painter of seascapes. This was no doubt influenced by his early training as a sailor, but his interests turned to painting and he was taught by Eugène Isabey. Durand-Brager combined both talents when he served as an artist on the mission to recover Napoleon's ashes from St Helena in 1840. In 1843 he was awarded the Légion d'Honneur and painted two large commemorative scenes of the bombardment and capture of Mogadur (in which he participated) for the history galleries at Versailles. A Ship on Fire, Another Standing by is one of seven works by the artist in the Bowes' collection. It is a powerful yet delicate image, featuring carefully detailed depictions of ships and an understanding of the power and effect of the sea. | Subjects: | marine; military and war; figure | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Durand-Brager, Jean Baptiste Henri (French photographer, painter, 1814-1879) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=9015... | Go to resource |
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