Shipping in Rough Seas 1834 (Cape of Good Hope)
‘Shipping in Rough Seas’ by Thomas Luny, 1834 (Cape of Good Hope). This oil on panel by Luny depicts a large ship with three masts struggling in a storm, smaller boats and rocks can be seen in the distance. Previously, this painting was believed to have been of the Rock of Gibraltar. Luny, a Cornish artist, focused his attention on marine and seascape paintings, and was clearly influenced by his surrounding coastal environment.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 150/1978x
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on panel
- Common Name
- Shipping in Rough Seas 1834 (Cape of Good Hope)
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- Luny 1834
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- Teignmouth
- Production County
- Devon
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1834
- Production Person Initials
- Thomas
- Production Person Surname
- Luny
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
