A Shipwreck
Charles-François Lacroix, A Shipwreck, 1763, oil on canvas, Bequest of Dr. Edwin Binney, 3rd, public domain, 94.30.1
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- Title
A Shipwreck
- Artist
- Date
1763
- Medium
oil on canvas
- Dimensions (H x W x D)
19 in x 29 1/4 in
- Inscriptions & Markings
signature/maker's mark: Signed and dated lower left"Lacroix, 1763"
- Collection Area
European Art
- Category
Paintings
- Object Type
painting
- Culture
French
- Credit Line
Bequest of Dr. Edwin Binney, 3rd
- Accession Number
94.30.1
- Copyright
public domain
- Terms
This prolific French artist spent much of his career in Rome, where he was recorded from the 1750s, but he also exhibited in the Salon de la Correspondence in Paris in 1780 and 1782. His works were extremely popular and were reproduced in numerous engravings. His poetic compositions foreshadow Romanticism, with their waterfalls, storms, shipwrecks, and volcanic eruptions, all demonstrating the forces of nature.