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The Shipwreck, Claude-Joseph Vernet, 1772
Claude-Joseph Vernet, portraitClaude-Joseph VernetFrench, 1714–1789

The Shipwreck

1772 · Painting

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “The Shipwreck” now? National Gallery of Art, Gallery 55 · West Building, Main Floor, Washington, D.C. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room55 · West Building, Main Floor

Closed· opens tomorrow at 10:00 AM

On public display.

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About the painting

The Shipwreck is an oil on canvas maritime painting by the French artist Claude-Joseph Vernet, from 1772. It is held at the National Gallery of Art, in Washington, D.C..

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Details

Accession number
2000.22.1

What it shows

TopographicalShipVehiclesSeaShipwreck

In the catalog

PaintingsOilFrench paintingRococoNeoclassicism18th centuryFrenchLandscape paintingMarine art

Sources

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