A Distant View of St-Omer

A Distant View of St-Omer is a c.1824 landscape painting by the British artist Richard Parkes Bonington.

[1][2] Bonington moved to France when he was fourteen and became known for his views of the French countryside and coasts.

[3] This painting depicts the town of Saint-Omer on River Aa in Picardy from a distance.

A rural scene, the skyline of Saint-Omer and its taller, church buildings is dominated by the clouds and the near countryside.

[4] The work is today in the collection of the Tate Britain in London having been acquired in 1910.