Stack Rock, County Antrim
Painting by Clarkson Stanfield
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Stack Rock, County Antrim is an 1861 oil painting by the British artist Clarkson Stanfield.[1] It depicts a sea stack on the coast of County Antrim in Ulster.
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| Artist | Clarkson Stanfield |
| Year | 1861 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, landscape painting |
| Dimensions | 38 cm × 61.2 cm (15 in × 24.1 in) |
| Location | Ulster Museum, Belfast |
Stanfield was a former sailor who had spent time as a set designer in the London theatres before becoming a celebrated marine painter and rival of J.M.W. Turner. Stanfield, a Catholic and son of an Irishman, visited Ireland in 1855. Like much of his work it is romantic in style.
The painting was displayed at the Royal Academy Exhibition of 1862 held at the National Gallery In London. It is now in the collection of the Ulster Museum in Belfast, having been acquired in 1964. [2] [3]
