The Gulf of Salerno

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 219

Department

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist

Joseph Wright of Derby

Title

The Gulf of Salerno

Place

England (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1783–1785

Medium

Oil on canvas

Inscriptions

Inscribed on original stretcher: Gulf of Salerno painted by Jos. Wright/exhibited 1785

Dimensions

41.6 × 59.4 cm (16 3/8 × 23 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

L.L. and A.S. Coburn, Josephine and John I. Louis, Jr., and Alexander A. McKay Endowments; through prior acquisition of the Charles H. and Mary F.S. Worcester Endowment

Reference Number

2003.46

IIIF Manifest  The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.

https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/180711/manifest.json

Extended information about this artwork

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.