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Philippe Tanneur (1795-1878)
Evening - View at sea c. 1830-40
Oil on panel | 8.7 x 11.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 409054
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Philippe Tanneur (1795-1878) was a pupil of the history painter Horace Vernet. His work was represented for the first time at the Salon in 1827, by three paintings of sea battles. He exhibited four seascapes at the Royal Academy in 1841. He gained the patronage of the Tsar, and entered the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts, but due to unacceptable behaviour was forced to leave the city of St. Petersburg in a hurry.
A calm at sea with a sunset effect; on the right a sailing boat with rowers is going to the aid of a becalmed boat. In the distance a ship in full sail can be seen.Provenance
Purchased by Prince Albert as a pair with 'Morning' (RCIN 409053); Given to Queen Victoria, 24 December 1840; recorded in the Queen's Dressing Room at Buckingham Palace in 1876
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Medium and techniques
Oil on panel
Measurements
8.7 x 11.1 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
16.9 x 19.2 x 2.8 cm (frame, external)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
Shipping Scene
Evening - View at sea, the light on the picture
