Stone Slabs Boat
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1810
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Stone Slabs Boat is a 1810 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a boat carrying stone slabs on a busy river. The boat is one of many in a set of 50 paintings depicting different types of boats. These paintings were made as souvenirs, giving us a glimpse of life on the river. The details in this painting are similar to those found in works using the technique: sfumato.