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| Keywords: Stanfieldvanda.jpg View on the Scheldt 1826 Clarkson Frederick Stanfield V A Museum no 366-1901 Techniques - oil on panel Dimensions - Height 40 7 cm estimate Width 54 3 cm estimate Height 62 cm framed Width 76 cm framed Object Type - Oil paintings of seascapes and shipping in the Dutch manner were collected in Britain from the 17th century when the Dutch started making them in quantity British artists also painted similar scenes to meet the demand from collectors This painting is a smaller version of `A market boat on the Scheldt' painted by Stanfield in the same year 1826 although the colouring is more subdued and its tones are closer to a 17th-century Dutch example Places - The river Scheldt was a favourite locality for Dutch marine painters for centuries It runs from northern France through Belgium and into the North Sea Stanfield shows a scene near the mouth of the river People - Clarkson Stanfield was a painter in oils and watercolours mainly of landscapes and marine views The son of an actor J F Stanfield he went to sea as a young boy and was press-ganged into the Royal Navy but he left the service after being injured He painted stage scenery for theatres in London where he was a friend and rival to David Roberts Stanfield also made dioramas and panoramas His subjects for theatrical easel and illustrative work were drawn mainly from extensive tours in Britain and Europe http //collections vam ac uk/item/O77567/view-on-the-scheldt-oil-painting-stanfield-clarkson-frederick/ 1826 Creator Clarkson Stanfield PD-old-auto 1867 Original upload log en wikipedia Quadell CommonsHelper en wikipedia Stanfieldvanda jpg 2008-01-03 09 47 VAwebteam 586×444× 34540 bytes <nowiki>View on the Scheldt 1826 Clarkson Frederick Stanfield V A Museum no 366-1901 Techniques - oil on panel Dimensions - Height 40 7 cm estimate Width 54 3 cm estimate Height 62 cm framed Width 76 cm framed Object Type - Oil paintings of seascap</nowiki> Paintings in the Victoria and Albert Museum 1826 paintings Scheldt William Clarkson Stanfield | ||||
