Artist/Maker

Hill, John __Engraver ||Shaw, John __After

Place Made

Date Made

1820-1821

Medium

ink and watercolor on paper

Dimensions

HOA: 11 3/4″; WOA: 15″

Accession Number

2279.1

Description

This print is based on a painting or drawing by Joshua Shaw. Shaw, born in England in 1777, came to Philadelphia in 1817, and traveled throughout the South making sketches and taking subscription for a series of American views.

RELATED WORKS: From the same series: “Burning of Savannah” (MESDA 2057), “Bolling’s Dam” (MESDA 2081.1), “Spirit Creek” (MESDA 2279.2), “Norfolk, From Gosport Virginia” (MESDA 2279.3), “Spirit Creek” (MESDA 3045), “Jones Falls” (MESDA 3227)

DESCRIPTION: Hand tinted aquatint. Birds fly over the land and water, and six ships are present in the far distance. They sail on the horizon, and their reflections are visible in the water. A boat in the foreground of the bay has numerous human figures all around it. There is also another ship on the right in the water. Clouds are visible in the sky.

History

Originally appeared in the book Picturesque Views of American Scenery, published by M. Carey & Son, Philadelphia, 1820-1821.

Credit Line

MESDA purchase fund