A Whale Brought Along-side a Ship, plate 3 of Whale Fishery from Foreign Field Sports, Fisheries, Sporting Anecdotes, etc.
Matthew Dubourg, English, 1786 - 1820
after John Heaviside Clark, English, 1770 - 1863
1813
Hand-colored aquatint on wove paper
Plate: 7 5/16 × 9 1/16 in. (18.5 × 23 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/8 × 10 3/4 in. (20.7 × 27.3 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Guernsey Center Moore 1904 Memorial Fund
PR.953.30.4
Publisher
Edward Orme, London, England
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Inscribed, in plate, lower center margin: A WHALE BROUGHT ALONG-SIDE A SHIP.; inscribed, in plate, lower left: J.H. Clark del; inscribed, in plate, lower center: Published & Sold March 1.st [st in superscript] 1813, by Edw.d [d in superscript] Orme, Bond St. London.; inscribed, in plate, lower right: Dubourg sculp.t [t in superscript]
Provenance
The Old Print Shop, New York, New York; sold to present collection, 1953.
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