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A Landscape at Sunset with Fishermen returning with their Catch

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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This is one of two paintings originally commissioned as a pair by Stanislas Augustus, King of Poland, in June or July 1772. However, concerned that the King was slow to pay, Vernet instead sold the pictures to the British officer and East India Company official Lord Clive (known as Clive of India). This painting, originally known as ‘Calme’, was painted first. It shows an imaginary harbour as fishermen return with their catch on a tranquil summer’s evening. The golden setting sun is at the centre of the composition above the misty horizon, its light illuminating the undersides of the clouds and reflecting off the ripples on the calm sea. A ship has just arrived – it is just possible to make out the tiny figures on its mast yards furling the sails – and is being towed by two launches into the harbour.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Landscape at Sunset with Fishermen returning with their Catch

Date

1773

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 114.5 x W 163.5 cm

Accession number

NG6600

Acquisition method

Acquired with a donation from the American Friends of the National Gallery, London, made possible by a gift from David H. Koch, 2004

Work type

Painting

The National Gallery, London

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