Dutch Boats in a Gale
Painting by J. M. W. Turner
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Dutch Boats in a Gale is an 1801 oil painting by the English artist J. M. W. Turner.[1] A seascape, it depicts Dutch fisherman struggling against a storm.
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| Artist | J. M. W. Turner |
| Year | 1801 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, seascape painting |
| Dimensions | 163 cm × 221 cm (64 in × 87 in) |
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It was commissioned by the Duke of Bridgewater as a companion piece to a seventeenth century painting in his possession.[2] It was displayed at the Royal Academy's Annual Exhibition of 1801 at Somerset House.[3] Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery in London.[4]
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