Mount St Michael, Cornwall
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| Mount St Michael, Cornwall | |
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| Artist | Clarkson Stanfield |
| Year | 1830 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 153.2 cm × 244 cm (60.3 in × 96 in) |
| Location | National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne |
Mount St Michael, Cornwall is an 1830 landscape painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] Stanfield, a former sailor, specialised in marine paintings.[2] This view of St Michael's Mount in stormy weather was a breakthrough for him. It was produced when Romanticism was at its height. It remains one of his best known works along with his The Battle of Trafalgar (1836).[3]
It was exhibited at the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition of 1830 and at the British Institution in 1831.[4] Impressed by the painting, William IV commissioned two major works from him Portsmouth Harbour and The Opening of New London Bridge.[5] Today it is in the collection of the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne.[4] In 1846 Stanfield depicted another version of the location The Royal Yacht Passing St Michael's Mount.
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