Coastal Scene of Northern France

Richard Parkes Bonington (Arnold, Near Nottingham 1802 – London 1828). Oil painting on canvas, Coastal Scene of Northern France by Richard Parkes Bonington (Arnold, Near Nottingham 1802 – London 1828), 1826. A wide stretch of sand with a group of four fisherfolk (a man, two women and a young boy) and their two ponies in the foreground on the right; the women are loading basket-panniers onto the ponies, the boy holds one of trhe ponies and the man holds a basket-tray on his left hip. Centre right on the sand is a wooden barrel with a wicker tray leaning on it and behind to the left in the distance is a Cottage and tree on a promontory. Distant view of the sea on the right. Two thirds of the painting is occupied by a large expanse of cloudy sky. Anglesey Abbey, Cambridgeshire (Accredited Museum)