John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats 1800s The painting is housed within

The painting is housed within a period swept frame that could be its original

was a portraitist and both of her brothers became painters

Here we see a young lady reading by a window - looking down with the book held a little forward to catch the light

where his works were shown for the next 39 years

and this piece is very typical of his work

John Berney Crome, Nocturne With Fishing Boats 1800s The painting is housed withinThis beautiful early 19th century oil painting by British artist John Berney Crome (1794 1842) depicts a tranquil moonlit estuary with various sailboats and a partially obscured moon. Its a fine example of his raison d'tre. Young Crome was an important member of the Norwich School of Painters and the son of John Old Crome, one of its founders. Sails jut prominently into the night sky, puncturing the clouds, while fishing nets stand dormant. The