French school, in the manner of Joseph Vernet (1714-1789): Fishermen in a Mediterranean landscape, oil on panel, ca. 1800

Work: 62,5 x 53,3 cm

Frame: 68 x 58,7 cm 

The composition of a fisherman in a romantic conversation with a lady on a rock on the shores of the Mediterranean is since 1770 well known due to a painting by the famous French painter Joseph Vernet (link). The work was a source of inspiration for many artists.