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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

Charles-François Lacroix (French, 1700-1782)

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

boats

canvas

oil paint

oil paintings

paintings

shipwrecks

Description

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.

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