Dutch Boats in a Gale

Dutch Boats in a Gale is an 1801 oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner. A seascape, it depicts Dutch fisherman struggling against a storm.

It was commissioned by the Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a seventeenth century painting in his possession. It was displayed at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition at Somerset House. Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery in London.

See also

• List of paintings by J. M. W. Turner

References

Bibliography

• Bailey, Anthony. J.M.W. Turner: Standing in the Sun. Tate Enterprises Ltd, 2013.
• Hamilton, James. Turner - A Life. Sceptre, 1998.
• May, Stephen J. Voyage of The Slave Ship: J.M.W. Turner's Masterpiece in Historical Context. McFarland, 2014.

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