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A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome

Image credit: The National Gallery, London

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This view is taken from the west bank of the Tiber looking towards the Castel Sant’Angelo. The specific event depicted has not been identified but river jousts were a popular official form of entertainment, and attracted large crowds of spectators. The flag at the stern of the boat at the left bears the arms of the then pope, Benedict XIV, and four large pennants with his family arms also fly from poles attached to the Castel Sant’Angelo. It has been suggested that the painting includes portraits of Vernet, his wife and her father. However, it is more likely that the three prominent figures in the foreground are Vernet; Louis-Jules Barbon Mancini Mazarini, Duke of Nivernais, who commissioned two paintings from Vernet in 1750; and the Duke’s wife.

The National Gallery, London

London

Title

A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome

Date

1750

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 99.1 x W 135.9 cm

Accession number

NG236

Acquisition method

Presented by Lady Simpkinson, 1853

Work type

Painting

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