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Lot 233
George Morland (London 1763-1804)
A view of Gurnhards Bay, near Cowes, Isle of Wight, with fisherfolk on the shore
Closed7 December 2007
Price Realised
GBP 31,700
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Specialist note
Morland visited the Isle of Wight on several occasions between 1790 and 1804. These trips proved the inspiration of numerous coastal scenes of fishermen, smugglers and shipwrecks. Another example is Coastal Scene with Smugglers, 1790, now in Philadelphia Museum of Art.