Full Record |
| Title |
A Seashore with a Beached Ship |
| Collection |
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle |
| Artist |
Attributed to Dutch School
Previously attributed to `Reginus` (unknown school and date) |
| Date Earliest |
possibly about 1645 |
| Date Latest |
possibly about 1800 |
| Description |
This painting probably represents a scene of smuggling. Protected by the rocks on the coast, a group of men unload the cargo from a ship which is moored between the cliffs. Although it was considered a Dutch seventeenth-century work, the subject and the style are closer to those of the late eighteenth century. This seascape may well date to that period, when figure of the smuggler became an appealing subject to Romantic writers and painters. |
| Current Accession Number |
B.M.161 |
| Former Accession Number |
No. 645; No. 424 |
| Subject |
marine; figure; trade and industry |
| Measurements |
50 x 67.5 cm (estimate) |
| Material |
oil on panel |
| Acquisition Details |
Bequeathed by the founders John and Joséphine Bowes 1885. |
| Notes |
Dated 1645-55 in museum records, which state: 'Formerly described as signed by §Reginus§'. |
| Rights Owner |
The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, Co. Durham |
| Author |
Dr Mercedes Cerón |
