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A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome

A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome






Date : 1750

Sizes : 136 cm x 99 cm
Material : Oil on canvas
Acquisition : Presented by Lady Simpkinson (1853)
Salon des Artistes français
National Gallery
France 1700-1800
Main Building
First Floor - Section 33
Item 21 on 24
French Painting
Painting

Area related
Rome (Italy)

Description   

The river is taken from the west bank of the River Tiber in Rome. The bridge and castle of Sant'Angelo are in the background. The sporting event has not been identified. The couple in the foreground on the right are said to be the artist and his wife.

Commissioned by the Marquis de Villette in 1749, and one of several pictures by Vernet which he owned. Signed and dated: Joseph Vernet. f./Romae. 1750.

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A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome
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