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On Display: House - Shipley Room
Print (Etching)
A SHIP IN DISTRESS. VAISSEU EN DANGER.
Pierre-Charles Canot, Peter Monamy, John Bowles & Son
February 21 1745 or 1746 (1745-1746)
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator/Artist/Maker
Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Museum Object Number
1983.0101.007
Credit Line/Donor
Museum purchase
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Complete Details
Object Number
1983.0101.007
Object Name
Print (Etching)
Title
A SHIP IN DISTRESS. VAISSEU EN DANGER.
Category
Prints and Maps
Creator (Role)
Pierre-Charles Canot (Etcher); Peter Monamy (Painter); John Bowles & Son (Publisher)
Place of Origin
London; London; England; United Kingdom; Europe
Date
February 21 1745 or 1746 (1745-1746)
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower left, beneath image
Inscription: Monamy pinx\t
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower right, beneath image
Inscription: Canot sculp.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath image
Inscription: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament 21, Feb.\ry 1745-6.
Type: Inscription
Location: Lower center, beneath title
Inscription: Printed for John Bowles & Son, at the Black Horse in Cornhil.
Mark/Signature: Yes
Subject(s)
- Seascape
- Naval history
- Military
Materials
- Ink
- Watercolor
- Paper (laid)
Techniques
- Etched
- Engraved
- Hand colored
- Painted
Dimensions (inches)
13.1 (H) x 17.1 (W) x 10.4 (Image H) x 14.8 (Image W)
Dimensions (centimeters)
33.4 (H) x 43.5 (W) x 26.4 (Image H) x 37.5 (Image W)
Measurement Notes
Plate H: 11.6 in. (29.5 cm). Plate W: 16.1 in. (40.8 cm). Chain interval: 2.6-2.9 cm; laid line frequency: 8 per cm. Frame H: 15.2 in. (38.6 cm). Frame W: 19.2 in. (48.7 cm). Frame D: 0.8 in. (2.1 cm).
Publisher Summary
John Bowles & Son
Publisher Date
02/21/1745
Place of Publication
Black Horse, Cornhill, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe
Publisher Name
John Bowles & Son
Coloring
Hand colored with translucent watercolors
Edition Notes
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.