J. McCormack

Artist Bio: J. McCormack

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Little is known or documented of J. McCormack, other than he was a British Marine artist.

Marine art was especially popular in Britain during the Romantic Era and taken up readily by British artists in part because of England’s geographical form. The tradition of British marine art as a specialized genre with a strong emphasis on shipping. By the 17th century, marine art was commissioned mostly by merchant seamen and naval officers and created by marine art specialists (rather than artists in general). In part, marine art served as a visual portrayal of Britain’s power on the sea and as a way of historically documenting battles and sea culture.