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Previously said to be the Eddystone Light by Clarkson Frederick Stanfield, Art UK's Art Detective discussion in August 2016 reidentified this as the lighthouse at Gatteville on the Cotentin (Cherbourg) Peninsula, and reattributed it to Petit. At the Paris Salon in 1839 he showed the subject as ‘Phare de Gatteville, près Barfleur, suites d’un gros temps’ (no. 1631), with three other coastal views in the same area, and there is at least one other version in France in the Musée Thomas-Henry, Cherbourg. Different French web-links lead to online images that appear the same but with variant datings of ‘about 1836’ or firmly (see Wiki image) 1841. Which is correct, or if there are two near-identical French versions (one presumably the Salon canvas) remains to be clarified.
Title
The Lighthouse at Gatteville, near Barfleur, after a Storm
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 101.4 x W 140.5 cm
Accession number
VIS.3031
Work type
Painting
Art Detective discussions
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More information sought on lighthouse scene, possibly not by Stanfield
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