[The Mail Coach in a Flood.]
[Painted by James Pollard. Engraved by F. Rosenberg.] [London, Published Sep. 21, 1827, by John Watson, 7 Vere Street, Bond Street. Fine & rare aquatint, proof before all letters, printed in colours and finished with exceptional hand colour. 335 x 445mm (13¼ x 17½"). Framed in a "fancy" Daniell frame. A superb example of this coaching print, depicting a mail coach pushing through a flood. A measuring pole shows the depth of the water to be 2½ feet. One of a set of four plates of coaches in bad weather by James Pollard (1792-1867). Siltzer p.217.
[Ref: 61204] £380.00