A Sea Storm on the Coast of Italy.
Vernet Pinx.t. C. Corbutt fecit.
London, Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1776].
Mezzotint. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Narrow margins, creasing, toning, a few repairs.
A ship in trouble of a rocky shore, men working to save sailors from the water, after Joseph Vernet (1714-89, father of Carle Vernet). The engraver's name is Charles Corbutt, of whom nothing can be traced other than his prints. It is generally believed that the name is a pseudonym used by Richard Houston and probably also by Richard Purcell.
BM: 2010,7081.3227.
[Ref: 35846] £240.00
London, Printed for & Sold by Rob.t Sayer Map & Printseller at the Golden Buck near Serjeants Inn, Fleet Street [n.d., c.1776].
Mezzotint. 255 x 355mm (10 x 14"). Narrow margins, creasing, toning, a few repairs.
A ship in trouble of a rocky shore, men working to save sailors from the water, after Joseph Vernet (1714-89, father of Carle Vernet). The engraver's name is Charles Corbutt, of whom nothing can be traced other than his prints. It is generally believed that the name is a pseudonym used by Richard Houston and probably also by Richard Purcell.
BM: 2010,7081.3227.
[Ref: 35846] £240.00