Julius Caesar Ibbetson, A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight
Kent, 1948.461 · The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access (CC0)View original →
Julius Caesar Ibbetson

A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight

c.179(?)

Current Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
50.8 × 67.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-111686

The scene depicts a family's distress upon finding that one of its members has drowned off the rocky shore of the Isle of Wight during a storm. A ship sinks in the wild sea, amid swirling dark clouds and lightning flashes. The artist had visited the Isle of Wight in 1791. Ibbetson began his career by copying Dutch landscape paintings for dealers. He is known to have produced copies and fakes in the style of other masters as well.

Provenance

Kent, 1948.461

Registry history

  • c.179(?) — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

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