La Tempête

XIXth century French School oil on canvas with several annotations (some illegible) on the boat including the name Printz. The work has a little texture to the touch.

A 19th-century maritime scene depicting a French steamboat fitted with paddle wheels. The ship is probably on its way to England following the easing of maritime tensions signed during the Franco-British trade treaty of 1860. The ship is on its own facing a raging ocean where sea and sky seem to be one. The scene abounds with worked detail and an inscription camouflaged in the ship's shadows.

• Overall size: 23.2" x 29.1" / 59cm x 74.5cm.
• Size without the frame: 19.2" x 25.1" / 49cm x 64.5cm.
  
• Country: France. 
• Signed: Printz (illegible). 
  
• Date: Mid-XIXth century.
• Condition: The canvas has several gaps with small openings on the right of the sky, the main one being 0.7". The frame has gaps and impacts.
  
• Materials: Oil on canvas.
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