A curious and refined painting from 1832 by Victor Delacroix – an artist with an inevitably evocative surname – inspired by the novel "The Antiquary" by the famous Scottish writer Walter Scott. In a scene brimming with narrative tension, the storm, the churning sea and literary heroism are rendered in a painting of great quality, capable of transforming a romantic episode into a vivid and compelling visual narrative.
Literature: Salon de Gand. Notice des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, architecture, gravure, dessin etc. d'artistes vivans, exhibited at Palazzo dell'Università, 6 agosto 1832, p. 33, n. 234.
