En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)
| Title | En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish) |
|---|---|
| Artist | John Singer Sargent |
| Date | 1878 19th century |
| Medium | oil on canvas |
| Classification | Painting |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Gallery Fund, 1917) |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“En route pour la pêche (Setting Out to Fish)” is a work by John Singer Sargent, dated 1878. It is executed in oil on canvas and classified as painting. In this archive it sits within the marine & aquatic life tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
Explore the context
The artist
This work is attributed to John Singer Sargent. Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
The medium
Catalogued as painting. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
The period
Dated to 1878. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th century held in the archive.
The collection
Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
Keep exploring
More in this tradition
- Cowroid Seal-Amulet Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Plate 12: A Swordfish and Three Other Fish Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Fish Ornament from the Oliver Building, Chicago, Illinois Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Caprices: Marine Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Necklace Bead in the Form of a Fish Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Album Quilt Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Plate 24: Flying Swallow Gurnard, Male Lumpsucker, Longspine Snipefish, and Other Fish Another marine & aquatic life plate
- Big Fish Eat Little Fish Another marine & aquatic life plate
By the same hand
- Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis By the same artist
- The Patio By the same artist
- In Austrian Tyrol By the same artist
- The Cossack By the same artist
- Studies of a Male Nude (verso) By the same artist
- Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto) By the same artist
- Mrs. Charles Gifford Dyer (Mary Anthony) By the same artist
- Studies of a Soldier Drinking, for Gassed (recto); Studies of a Male Nude (verso) By the same artist
The wider subject
- Marine & aquatic life ThemeThe history of marine & aquatic life, illustrated
Zoom out
- /browse Browse the whole archive
Download this image
Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
This work is in the public domain. You may download the image and use it for any purpose, personal or commercial, without permission or payment. No attribution is legally required, though a credit to National Gallery of Art (Washington) is appreciated.
Prefer a themed set as a single ZIP with a manifest? See the image packs. The works remain public domain / CC0 whichever way you take them.
US vs EU note: in the United States a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain 2-D artwork carries no new copyright (Bridgeman v. Corel), which is the basis of these open-access programmes. EU Directive 2019/790 Art. 14 similarly provides that reproductions of public-domain visual works are not protected. If reusing commercially in another jurisdiction, satisfy yourself of the local position. See the full licence note.