Aquatint and stipple engraving with color woodcut on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, laid on contemporary mount made of thick, smooth, discolored cream card
Dimensions:
Mount: 14 13/16 x 11 13/16 inches (37.6 x 30 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, on back of mount, upper center: "15 6/ D 4 (underlined) | 24 / 17949 Lau | L25 (crossed out) Lau | exceptionally good colours | fully lettered mount | £9"; on back of mount, upper right: "201 (underlined) | £15 | 1084 (crossed out) | Lau"; on back of mount, center left: "Pair D n/i/- | 7 +8 (+8 encircled) | £15"; on back of mount, center: "dcR"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.10628
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bay (body of water) | natives | buildings | sleeping | paper | historical subject | palace | yachts | fear | gown | palace | chairs | French | armed forces | costume | mountains | flags | island | children | balcony | book | sea | stripes | sash | letter (correspondence) | lattice | gesture | armed forces | leaves | uniforms | men | infant | surprise | drums (membranophones) | bows (costume accessories) | women | queen (person) | gazing
Associated Places:
Society Islands | Tahiti | Oceania | French Polynesia | Papeete