- Artist
- Julius Caesar Ibbetson 1759–1817
- Medium
- Oil paint on wood
- Dimensions
- Support: 190 × 254 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Bequeathed by Sir Henry Layard GCB 1913
- Reference
- N02948
Display caption
Julius Caesar Ibbetson visited the Isle of Wight in 1791, which inspired him to paint many views of the coves and cliffs. This picture shows the local scenery at Alum Bay, with a group of men quarrying sand in the foreground. The famous Needles – a row of chalk stacks in the sea – are visible in the distance. This is probably one of the several coastal scenes of the Isle of Wight that Ibbetson exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1792 and 1796. Throughout his career, Ibbetson travelled widely, including to China and the island of Java in Indonesia (then a Dutch colony). Many of his landscape paintings were inspired by the places he visited.
Gallery label, October 2023
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