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1969-241,5, Print
A Ship Wreck
1969-241,5, Print

A Ship Wreck

Date1748-1775
Artist/Maker Richard Houston (1721-1775)
Artist/Maker Will Vander-Velde
MediumHand-colored mezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 14 1/2in. (26 × 36.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-241,5
DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld Pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit/ A SHIP WRECK./ One Ship going to pieces on the Rocks. The other driving her from Anchor w.th a broken Back./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, in Fleet Street/ 5"
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).
1969-241,4, Print
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1969-241,3, Print
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