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  Worldvisitguide > Places > National Gallery > English Painting > Great Britain 1750-1850 > Dutch Boats in a Gale
Dutch Boats in a Gale

Date : 1801

Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Prêt d'un collectionneur privé
National Gallery
Great Britain 1750-1850
Main Building - First Floor - Section 34
The Bridgewater Sea Piece
Item 7 on 14
English Painting
Painting (Paysage marin)

Area related
England


Description   

Dutch boats are shown on course for collision in stormy weather. Dark clouds contribute to the sense of danger. The painting was commissioned by the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a 17th-century Dutch seascape in his possession.
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