Print Description
Medium: Etching and engraving on hand-laid (verge) paper. Watermark: Lettering watermark.
Sheet size: 61.8 x 45 cm (24.33 x 17.72 inch). Image size: 58.5 x 43.5 cm. (23.03 x 17.13 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Light foxing, creasing and soiling. Some small tears in the paper edges. Some tears in the print backed. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
COASTAL VIEW, STORM, DANGEROUS ROCKS, SHIPWRECK, F. VERNET, P.F. TARDIEU, MARINE SCENE, DRAMATIC LANDSCAPE, ROWING BOAT, 18TH CENTURY PRINT, ENGRAVING | TPC-EXPO-P8-33
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Based on a painting by F. Vernet, engraved by P.F. Tardieu around 1790.
Biography engraver: Pierre Fran?ois Tardieu (1711-1771) was a prominent French engraver known for his fine etchings and marine-themed works inspired by renowned artists.
Biography artist: Claude Joseph Vernet (1714-1789) was a French painter celebrated for his detailed and atmospheric marine landscapes and coastal views.
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