The Bridge and Castle of StAngelo are in the background . The jousting contest has not been identified with any particular occasion . Portraits of Claude-Joseph Vernet and his wife are said to be included in the painting , presumably the elegantly dressed couple in the foreground .
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Friday 30 December 2011
' A Sporting Contest on the Tiber at Rome ' Claude-Joseph Vernet ( French 1714-1789) Oil on canvas , circa 1750 . The National Gallery , London
The Bridge and Castle of StAngelo are in the background . The jousting contest has not been identified with any particular occasion . Portraits of Claude-Joseph Vernet and his wife are said to be included in the painting , presumably the elegantly dressed couple in the foreground .
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