The Port of Dunkirk

The Port of Dunkirk is an 1831 landscape painting by the French artist Eugène Isabey. It depicts a view of the port town of Dunkirk on the North Sea of France close to the border with Belgium. Isabey, the son of Jean-Baptiste Isabey, was known for his romantic landscapes.
The painting was displayed at the Salon of 1831 at the Louvre in Paris. It was purchased from the Salon to hang at the Élysée Palace during the July Monarchy. Today it is part of the collection of the Louvre and on display at the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dunkerque.