Four Times of the Day (Joseph Vernet)

[1][2][3][4] They were painted in 1757 in Paris, and are held by the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide.

[1][2][3][4] The paintings consist of four separate scenes depicting morning, midday, evening and night,[5] a series created by several artists of the era including Vernet and Philip James de Loutherbourg.

[5] Claude Joseph Vernet was considered the leading French artist of his time in his genre, marine art and landscape painting.

Upon his return to France, a series of marine paintings were commissioned from him around 1753 by the French king Louis XV.

The final scene shows a rocky inlet, with fishermen drying their nets while others are gathered round a fire.