A group of figures, some wearing oilskin coats and sou'wester hats, are clustered near the wall of a jetty; three of them are holding a ladder, and another figure is standing on the wall of the jetty, holding on to a pole with one hand and holding a life ring in the other.. To the right, a man is climbing out of the stormy sea and over the wall of the jetty; the tattered sails of a boat are just visible over the top of the wall. To the left is a group of three women in long gowns and bonnets; two are embracing, and one is seated, her head in her hands. A lighthouse is behind a wooden hut at the end of the jetty. The sky is cloudy, with the light of what appears to be a full moon shining through a break in the clouds to the upper right and reflecting on the water.
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Pierre-Marie Beyle (French, 1837-1902), On the jetty, a rescue, 1886, oil on canvas.
Temporary exhibition at the Musée d'Art et d'Archéologie de Laon, www.ca-paysdelaon.fr/decouvrir/culture/musee/
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