Mount St Michael, Cornwall

Mount St Michael, Cornwall
Artist	Clarkson Stanfield
Year	1830
Medium	Oil on canvas, landscape painting
Dimensions	153.2 cm× 244 cm(60.3 in× 96 in)
Location	National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne

Mount St Michael, Cornwall is an 1830 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield. ^[1] Stanfield, a former sailor, specialised in marine paintings. ^[2] This view of St Michael's Mount in stormy weather was a breakthrough for him. It was produced when Romanticism was at its height. It remains one of his best known works along with his The Battle of Trafalgar (1836). ^[3]

It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1830 and at the British Institution in 1831. ^[4] Impressed by the painting, William IV commissioned two major works from him Portsmouth Harbour and The Opening of New London Bridge . ^[5] Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne. ^[4]

See also

• St Michael's Mount, Cornwall , an 1834 painting by J.M.W. Turner

References

1. Herrmann p.159
2. Gott & Benson p.15
3. Isham p.275
4. "Works | NGV | View Work". ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 2024-11-21.
5. "Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867) - The Opening of New London Bridge, 1 August 1831". rct.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-21.

Bibliography

• Gott, Ted & Benson, Laurie. 19th Century Painting and Sculpture in the International Collections of the National Gallery of Victoria. National Gallery of Victoria, 2003.
• Herrmann, Luke. Nineteenth Century British Painting. Charles de la Mare, 2000.
• Isham, Howard F. Image of the Sea: Oceanic Consciousness in the Romantic Century. Peter Lang, 2004.
• Van der Merwe, Pieter & Took, Roger. The Spectacular career of Clarkson Stanfield. Tyne and Wear County Council Museums, 1979.