Panorama of the Coast at Sunset

c. 1813

Francis Danby

Associated Names
Francis Danby

Artist, Irish, 1793 - 1861

The image is a landscape drawing depicting the meeting of the sky and land. The horizon line is slightly above the center, with an open, barren landscape. The artwork features broad brushstrokes creating textures and tones. The color scheme is monochromatic, with warm sepia tones creating an aged atmosphere. The scene transitions from darker tones in the foreground to lighter tones in the sky, with clouds adding depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash with white heightening on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Diane Allen Nixon

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 13.9 x 34.1 cm (5 1/2 x 13 7/16 in.)
    overall: 40.6 x 55.9 cm (16 x 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.74.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mrs. Charlotte Frank, London, 1968; Thomas Lumley, London; (Spink-Leger, London).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2000

  • Feeling Through the Eye: The 'New' Landcape in Britain 1800 - 1830, Spink-Leger, 2000, London, no. 17.

2004

  • Six Centuries of Prints and Drawings: Recent Acquisitions, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2004 - 2005

2006

  • The Artist's Vision: Romantic Traditions in Great Britain, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006 - 2007

2007

  • Private Treasures: Four Centuries of European Master Drawings, The Morgan Library and Museum, New York, and National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007

Bibliography

1973

  • Adams, Eric. Francis Danby: Varieties of Poetic Landscape. New Haven and London, 1973: pp. 127, 192, cat. 152, fig. 154.

Wikidata ID

Q64562539

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