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'Smugglers Alarmed' is a fine example of Callcott's work on a large scale but showing an unusually dramatic subject for him, in marked contrast to the pattern of serene marines, river and lake scenes he was previously best known for exhibiting, inspired by the manner of great Dutch seventeenth-century painters; see, for example, BHC1154 and BHC1809. The choice of a contemporary subject may have been driven by the artist's patron, Sir Thomas Heathcote, who was MP for Hampshire, a county notorious for smuggling. It provided a golden opportunity for Callcott to showcase a different aspect of his skills and, in particular, his supreme painting of the sky. The challenge was taken up and in the mid–1820s his great friend and rival J. M. W. Turner also began painting scenes with smugglers.
Title
Smugglers Alarmed by an Unexpected Change from Hazy Weathers, while Landing their Cargo
Date
1821–1822
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 160 x W 259 cm
Accession number
ZBA5466
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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