A Storm

Date1748-1775

Artist/Maker Richard Houston (1721-1775)

Artist/Maker Will Vander-Velde

OriginEngland, London

MediumHand-colored mezzotint with line engraving

DimensionsOverall: 10 1/2 × 14 1/2in. (26.7 × 36.8cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1969-241,4

DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit/ A STORM./ A Ship in Distress Broaching to w.th the loss of Main-top, & Mizen-Masts, Main & Foresail just going y,e other ships under their Courses./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Fetter-Lane, in Fleet Street/ 4"
Label TextA seascape from a set of six prints, "A Calm," "A Fresh Gale," "A Hard Gale," A Storm," "Shipwreck," and "Ship on Fire" (CWF collection includes plates 1-5).