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Joseph Vernet

95 works

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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 harbor at dawn with a sailing ship, rocky cliffs, a waterfall, a lighthouse and fishermen on the shore.

View of the port at dawn (Morning)

1774

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

Tempest

Moonlit harbor with sailing ships, a lighthouse on a hill, and figures by a campfire on the shore.

Coastal Scene in Moonlight

1769

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

Sheet of sketches with a seated man in red chalk, a grey dog head above, and a seated woman in brown ink.

Sheet of Studies: Seated Man, Head of a Dog, Seated Woman

1700s

Brown ink and wash drawing of an arched grotto entrance between rocky cliffs, with a winding road and trees.

The Entrance to the Grotto at Posillipo

about 1750

Etching of fishermen with nets and a boat beside a large tree, with a tower and river landscape in the background.

The Return from Fishing

n.d.

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 rocky ruins, stone arches and a pine tree beside a small white gateway under a hazy sky.

Study made on the Route du Pont Salert in Rome

1758

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

Pen and wash drawing of a warship's carved prow, bowsprit and rigging, with a distant harbor tower and another ship beyond.

Study of a Warship's Prow with British Warships and Naples Harbor Beyond

c. 1748

Etching of a rocky coast with a stone tower, sailing boats, fishermen on the shore, and a hilltop town.

The Beach with the Large Tower

1734/52

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

1701

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

1701

Pen and ink drawing of fishermen by a riverbank beneath a large gnarled tree, with a bridge and building in the distance.

Retour de la Pêche

1701

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 ink and wash drawing of the Castel Nuovo tower in Naples with Mount Vesuvius and a smoke plume in the distance.

The Castel Nuovo in Naples, with a View of Mount Vesuvius

ca. 1737-53

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

Grey wash drawing of a ruined arch and tower framing a harbor with ships and figures on steps.

Port Scene

1714

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.