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Joseph Vernet

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Painting of a storm over a rocky coast with a wrecked ship, a lighthouse, a sailing ship and figures on the cliffs.

Seascape

Painting of a harbor at sunset with a large sailing ship, rowboats, a stone fortress, and figures on the shore.

Marine, Sunset

Painting of Castel Sant'Angelo and St. Peter's dome across the Tiber, with a stone bridge and figures in a boat.

Engelsburg und St. Peter in Rom

Laborers hammer studded barrels near a stone wall while armored soldiers on horseback watch under a cloudy sky.

The Death of Regulus

Oil painting of sailors fighting surf near rocks as a shipwrecked vessel with broken masts lies under a stormy sky.

A Shipwreck

Night painting of a city consumed by fire, with figures carrying goods by a river and boats on the water.

Incendie nocturne

Night painting of a riverside fire glowing orange beside a sailing ship, with figures on the quay and a tower at left.

Fire on the Tiber

Painting of a three-masted ship and castaways in a stormy sea near a rocky coast with a castle on a cliff.

Castaways during a sea storm

Stormy seascape with breaking waves, rocky shore, fishermen with a boat, a sailing ship and a distant coastal town.

Sea

Painting of a stormy sea with breaking waves, a wrecked mast, sailors on rocks, and dark clouds over a coast.

Tempest

Etching of fishermen and boats by a rocky cliff, with a large sailing ship and a lighthouse in the harbour beyond.

Men in fishing boats near a harbour. Etching attributed to F. Vivares after C.J. Vernet

Pen and wash sketch of figures in distress, including a woman with raised arms, crawling men and men hauling rope.

Staffage for a shipwreck

Grey wash drawing of ruined stone tombs with overgrown trees, seated figures in the foreground and a brick building at right.

Tomb of the Horatii and Curiatii

Brown ink and wash drawing of a three-masted ship at anchor beside a lighthouse across a calm harbor.

Marine, a three-master on the left, a lighthouse on the right

Grey wash drawing of several figure studies: a sleeping man, two men sawing, a chained figure, and a seated man.

Figure Studies, Including One Man Sleeping on the Ground and Two Men Sawing

Pen and brown wash drawing with studies of seated and reclining men and a sailing ship at sea.

Eight Studies of Figures and a Ship at Sea

Grey wash drawing of ten men in two rows pulling on ropes, with a coiled rope at lower left.

Ten Men Pulling on Ropes

Pen and ink sketch of quayside workers and a thick rope wrapped around a bollard, with masts visible in the background.

Quayside Figures and a Length of Rope Attached to a Bollard

Grey wash drawing of moored sailing boats, a stone arch bridge, figures and a distant town on a rocky shore.

Ansicht auf Schiffe und Figuren, im Hintergrund eine Stadt

Pen and grey wash drawing of a harbor with fortified towers, moored sailing ships, small figures on the quay and a distant co

Aussicht auf einen Hafen

Night harbor scene with masted ships, a glowing campfire, a moonlit sky, and figures on the shore beside a stone tower.

Moonlight

n.d.

Stormy seascape with ships tossed on waves, a rowing boat in the foreground, a fortified tower and cliffs under dark clouds.

Storm

n.d.

Pen and watercolor drawing of an arched stone bridge over a river, with a brick tower at left and a statue at right.

Ponte Molle, Rome

18th century

Brown wash drawing of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river, with a large tree at left and a wooded hillside behind.

The Ponte Acquoria

18th century

Engraved landscape of a hilltop castle above a river, with a fisherman, seated figures, a dog, and a small boat.

XIIeme Vue d'Italie. Le Bas

18th century

Pen and brown ink drawing of trees over a brook, with a small kneeling figure at the water's edge.

Trees Reflected in a Brook

Pen and wash drawing of Plymouth harbor with ships, sailboats, a distant town and foreground figures on a grassy bank.

Plymouth Harbor

n.d.