File:East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm RMG BHC1026.tiff
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[edit]Charles Brooking: East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm
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East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm  |
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| Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||
| Description |
English: East Indiamen Driven Ashore in a Storm Most of Charles Brooking's extant paintings date from the last six years of his career and are principally marine subject matter. His reputation as a marine artist was well established by 1755, and his stylistic range shows the influences of Simon de Vlieger and Willem van de Velde the Younger, although his approach was mostly individualistic. His careful attention to detail demonstrates an informed knowledge of maritime practice and naval architecture. The scene of East Indiamen driven ashore in a storm bears a strong resemblance to van de Velde’s work, not only in the composition with its low viewpoint and the vessels riding out the large, dark waves in the middle ground, but also in the dramatic lighting of the water as well as the rays of lightning between the clouds. A castle can be seen on the cliffs in the right background. In the 18th century a storm painting like this would have satisfied the audience’s appetite for sublime subject matter. |
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| Date | 18th century | |||||||||||||||||
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oil on canvas |
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| Dimensions | Frame: 952 mm x 1446 mm x 80 mm;Painting: 775 mm x 1270 mm | |||||||||||||||||
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BHC1026 |
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| Notes | Signed. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/12518 | |||||||||||||||||
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | id number: BHC1026 | |||||||||||||||||
| Collection | Oil paintings | |||||||||||||||||
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