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Object Type
Museum number: 1869,0410.2060
Description: Shipwreck, after Joseph Vernet, with figures struggling to reach the shore on the left, and others helping them or carrying bodies; the wreck of the ship can bee seen, partly hidden behind a large rock; on the right, the raging sea, with ship in the distance Lithograph
Producer name: After: Joseph Vernet; Print made by: Carle Vernet; Printed by: Villain
School/style
Production date: 1785-1836
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 199 millimetres (image size); Width: 329 millimetres
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Curator's comments: the painting was exhibited at the Salon in 1785.
Bibliographic references: Arlaud 1976 / Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées d'après Joseph Vernet (432); Dayot 1925 / Carle Vernet, étude sur l'artiste suivie d'un catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et lithographié et du catalogue de l'exposition rétrospective de 1925 (163)
Location: Not on display
Subjects: storm; shipwreck
Acquisition name: Purchased from: José de Salamanca y Mayol, Marquis of Salamanca; Purchased through: Sotheby's (24-7.ii.1869/666); Purchased through: Edward Daniell
Previous owner
Acquisition date: 1869
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1869,0410.2060

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