The influence of Jacques-Louis David can be seen in the painting's scale, in the sculptural tautness of the figures and in the heightened manner in which a particularly significant "fruitful moment"—the first awareness of the approaching ship—is described.
A influencia de Jacques-Louis David apréciase na escala do cadro, na firmeza escultural das figuras e na forma destacada na que describe un "momento frutífero" particularmente significativo: o primeiro avistamento do navío que se achega.