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A Storm Behind the Isle of Wight
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineA Storm Behind the Isle of Wight, c.179(?). Julius Caesar Ibbetson (British, 1759–1817). Oil on canvas; framed: 70 x 85.5 x 5.5 cm (27 9/16 x 33 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 50.8 x 67.6 cm (20 x 26 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Henry W. Kent, 1948.461
