A harbor scene with fishermen pushing a boat in the water; Fisherfolk on the shore pulling in a net near the entrance of a town

CLAUDE-JOSEPH VERNET (Avignon 1714-1789 Paris) A harbor scene with fishermen pushing a boat in the water; Fisherfolk on the shore pulling in a net near the entrance of a town each signed ‘J. Vernet. f.’ (upper left and right) black chalk, gray wash, black chalk framing line, watermark fleur-de-lys in a shield surmounted by a crown (i); black chalk, gray wash, black chalk framing line, watermark ‘D&C BLAUW’ 12 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄2 in. (31 x 49.5 cm) each (2)