Julius Caesar Ibbetson (1759-1817) Les Contrebandiers, Flamborough Head, Yorkshire
with inscription 'Les Contrabandiers [sic]/Flamborough Head/Yorkshire/Julius Ibbetson pinxt/Kilburn Octr 1787.' (on the relining canvas, presumably copying the original inscription)
oil on canvas
20 x 26 in. (50.7 x 66 cm.)
Lot Essay
Flamborough Head, a chalk cliff one hundred and seventy feet high, is a famous landmark on the coast near Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, the artist's native county.