CLAUDE GELLÉE, CALLED LE LORRAIN (1604/5-82)
Harbour Scene at Sunset
Inscribed 1643RCIN 401382
In his lifetime, Claude was praised for his exceptional observation of the effects of sunlight and other natural phenomena. He was admired by eighteenth-century English collectors for his ability to ‘improve’ on nature, creating a dream world of the imagination, poised between the modern and ancient worlds.
Acquired by Frederick, Prince of Wales, who also commissioned the frame
Cat. 131