The sun sets to the right of the painting. Big grey clouds float accross the sky. Behind and below these, to the left, are large fluffy white clouds The bottom left hand corner shows a little landscape and the tops of trees.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Setting Sun, c. 1770
Date supported
1997
Medium and material
Oil on paper
Dimensions
24.2 x 30.8 cm
Grant
12682
Total cost
202913
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