Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Painted by J. Shaw. Inscribed, lower center: NORFOLK; FROM GOSPORT, VIRGINIA. | Published by M. Carey & Son Philadelphia. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by J. Hill.
Norfolk from Gosport, Virginia, 1819
- M. Carey and Son, American
- John Hill, English, 1770-1850
- Joshua Shaw, English, 1776-1860
Aquatint and etching printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper
- Framed: Plate: 12 × 15 1/4 inches (30.5 × 38.7 cm) Sheet: 14 3/4 × 20 1/2 inches (37.5 × 52.1 cm)
Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball
49.356
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
- Aquatint
- Aquatint
- Etching (printing process)
- Paper (fiber product)
- Ink
- Ships
- Cityscape
- Etching
- Seascape
- Philadelphia
Details
Signed, Marks, Inscriptions
Provenance
The Rosenbach Company (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA). 1949-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Rights Status
John Hill; after Joshua Shaw, Norfolk from Gosport, Virginia, 1819, aquatint and etching printed in black ink, colored by hand on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. Thomas M. Ball, 49.356.
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