A Coastal View Near Wimereux, Northern France RMG PU0418, William Lionel Wyllie

A coastal view near wimereux, northern france the location is probably the fishing village of ambleteuse a mile or two north of wimereux where the wyllies had their house. The building on the promontory on the left would therefore be fort vauban, built by the military engineer vauban in the 17th century and used by napoleon when he was planning to invade england. A coastal view near wimereux, northern france. Date: probably late 1860-70s. Dimensions: 135 mm x 253 mm. Collection: Fine art.