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| Title | French Shipping | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Riegen, Nicolaas (Dutch painter, 1827-1889) | |
| Date Earliest | probably 1850 | |
| Date Latest | 1889 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | Born in Amsterdam, Riegen was a self-taught painter of seascapes and river scenes, This work is painted in a style characteristic of the early part of the century, which the artist rarely deviated from. The attention to light, the sea and closely observed boats, including small sailing barges through to tall ships, is typical of this painter. | |
| Current Accession Number | 518 | |
| Inscription | front ll 'N. Riegen' | |
| Subject | marine | |
| Measurements | 36.0 x 65.3 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on canvas | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. G. Graves 1935. | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Alastair Smith | |