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Joseph Vernet

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Oval landscape painting of washerwomen at a river with a stone tower on a hill, pink mountains and a gnarled tree.

Paysage avec lavandières

1789

Painting of a stormy sea with a shipwreck, struggling figures in the surf, rocky cliffs, and a distant sailing ship under dar

The Storm

1787

Sunset harbor scene with a sailing ship, a red-canopied boat, figures on a rocky shore, and a natural stone arch.

Bay of Naples

1762

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

Soldiers on a rocky path in a mountain gorge under a stormy sky, with a fortress on a cliff and a windblown tree.

Soldiers in a Mountain Gorge, with a Storm

1789

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

Painting of fishermen working on a shore under a dark storm sky with a rainbow arching over the harbor.

L'Arc en Ciel

1749

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

Coastal Scene in Moonlight

1769

Night landscape with two figures tending fires near cliffs, cattle grazing, and a moonlit river beneath cloudy skies.

Cain And Abel Bringing Their Sacrifices

1750

Painting of a rocky landscape with a gnarled tree, two figures by a river, a ruined tower and a stone arch bridge.

Un paysage avec un arbre et deux hommes, une tour en arrière-plan

1750

Painting of a dead tree, waterfall and rocky cliffs with two standing figures and a bathing figure by a stream.

Un paysage avec un arbre mort, deux hommes et une femme

1750

Painting of a river landscape with a ruined castle on a cliff, washerwomen on the bank, a boatman, and mountains.

A Mountain Scenery with a River

1770

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

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

Etching of fishermen with nets near a gnarled tree, a river, and a fortified building on a hill.

Terugkeer van de visvangst

1724

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

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

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