Shipwrack. Naufrage
Prints and Maps
Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher)
Peter Monamy (Painter)
John Bowles & Son (Publisher)
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
February 21 1745 or 1746 (1745-1746)
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
1983.0101.008
Object Number1983.0101.008 |
Print (Etching)
Shipwrack. Naufrage
Prints and Maps
Museum purchase
Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher)
1710-1777
Peter Monamy (Painter)
1681-1749
John Bowles & Son (Publisher)
1753/1754-1763/1764
London, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
February 21 1745 or 1746 (1745-1746)
1. Inscription; Lower left, beneath image; P. Monamy Pinx\t
2. Inscription; Lower right, beneath image; Canat Sculp.\t
3. Inscription; Lower center, beneath image; Publish'd according to Act of Parliamen.\t Feb\y 21. 1745/6
4. Inscription; Lower center, beneath title; Printed for John Bowles and Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhill.
Seascape
Ink; Watercolor; Paper (laid)
Etched, Engraved, Hand colored, Painted
13.2 (H) , 17.1 (W) , 10.6 (Image H) , 14.9 (Image W)
33.6 (H) , 43.5 (W) , 10.6 (Image H) , 14.9 (Image W)
Plate H: 11.8 in. (29.9 cm). Plate W: 15.7 in. (40.0 cm). Chain interval: 2.7-2.9 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. Frame H: 15.3 in. (38.8 cm). Frame W: 19.1 in. (48.5 cm). Frame D: 0.7 in. (1.8 cm).
John Bowles & Son
02/21/1745
Black Horse, Cornhill, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Pierre Canot's series, "Original Sea Pieces and Shipping, by P Momamy" was begun for John Bowles circa June 20, 1743. Robert Sayer later acquired the plates in 1775 and sold the series of twelve impressions in frames. These impression, with full margins, are probably from the first publication.
Text available soon.
[Book] Fowble, E. McSherry. 1987 Two Centuries of Prints in America, 1680-1880 : A Selective Catalogue of the Winterthur Museum Collection.
• Another print (1983.0101.003, "Evening or Setting Sun") from this series: no. 151, pp. 228-29.