St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall

In common with many other early 19th century marine paintings, a recognisable stretch of coastline is the setting for an imaginary incident. Typically, the picture would have been painted entirely in the artist’s studio, perhaps from sketches made on the spot.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
49/1935/1
Category
Fine Art
Collection Class
Paintings
Medium
oil on canvas
Common Name
St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall
Simple Name
painting
Inscription Transcription
Luny 1825
Period Classification
George IV (1820-1830)
Production Town
Teignmouth
Production County
Devon
Production Country
United Kingdom: England
Production Date
1825
Production Person Initials
Thomas
Production Person Surname
Luny
Production Year Low

Production Year High


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St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall