Description: Very nice example of a softground etching. Landscape.
Artists and Engravers: Made by 'William Pengree Sherlock' after 'Samuel Prout'. William Pengree Sherlock (*1775) worked in London as a graphic artist. Samuel Prout (1783 - 1852) was one of the masters of British watercolour architectural painting. Prout secured the position of Painter in Water-Colours in Ordinary to King George IV in 1829 and afterwards to Queen Victoria. Prout is often compared to his contemporaries; Turner, Gainsborough, Constable and Ruskin, whom he taught. He made several very popular sets of cityviews and landscapes.
Subject: Antique Master Print, untitled. View of a beached ship.
Condition: Good, given age. No margins. Remains of glue and paper from previous attachment on rear. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 28.3 x 22 cm. The image size is ca. 28.3 x 22 cm.
Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 11.1 x 8.7 inch. The image size is ca. 11.1 x 8.7 inch.
Medium: Softground etching on wove paper. Watermark: 1817
Location: TPCLA-C48-13
SKU: 71857
Section: LATPC-TEMPLATE-123
