Line Fishing, Off Hastings

Título: Line Fishing, Off Hastings Fecha de creación: ca. 1835 (painted) - 1839 painted: Great Britain, Britain artist: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (RA) Subjects Depicted: sailing ships; boats Place Part Of: Britain More Information: This painting shows inshore fishermen using a baited line in the English Channel. Turner based it on a sketchbook drawing of 1816 and a watercolour of 1818. A critic described the painting as 'a beautiful marine piece'. It is probably a pair with the painting St Michael's Mount, Cornwall, also in the V&A. Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas Dimensions: Height: 58.4 cm estimate, Width: 76.2 cm estimate Tipo: Oil painting