Late 18th-century FRENCH school, after Joseph VERNET Fishermen hauling in their nets in a cove Canvas 86 x 122 cm Bears an inscription on the back of the stretcher: “Vernet from Barbentane, restored in 1974 by Mr. Aubert Restoration at the Louvre, Roserot de Melin Collection” Previous restorations Provenance: Collection of the Marquis de Barbentane, Château de Barbentane; remained in the family through descent.