Mount St Michael, Cornwall
| Mount St Michael, Cornwall | |
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| Artist | Clarkson Stanfield |
| Year | 1830 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 153.2 cm × 244 cm (60.3 in × 96 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
Mount St Michael, Cornwall is an 1830 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] Stanfield, a former sailor, specialised in marine paintings.[2] This view of St Michael's Mount in stormy weather was a breakthrough for him. It was produced when Romanticism was at its height. It remains one of his best known works along with his The Battle of Trafalgar (1836).[3]
It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition in 1830 and at the British Institution in 1831.[4] Impressed by the painting, William IV commissioned two major works from him Portsmouth Harbour and The Opening of New London Bridge.[5] Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Herrmann p.159
- ^ Gott & Benson p.15
- ^ Isham p.275
- ^ a b "Works | NGV | View Work". ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
- ^ "Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) - The Opening of New London Bridge, 1 August 1831". rct.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
Bibliography
[edit]- Gott, Ted & Benson, Laurie. 19th Century Painting and Sculpture in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria. National Gallery of Victoria, 2003.
- Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000.
- Isham, Howard F. Image of the Sea: Oceanic Consciousness in the Romantic Century. Peter Lang, 2004.
- Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.
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