Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Richard Earlom, 1743–1822, British

after Claude Gellée, 1600–1682, French

Published by John Boydell, 1720–1804, British
Title:
Scene of a Storm, with a Vessel Wrecked
Date:
1774
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 x 16 15/16 inches (28.2 x 43 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center right to lower right: "Scene of a storm with | a vessel wrecked - the | ruined castle - | Done for [...] King of [...] | Duke de | Bracciano"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art; Yale University Art Gallery Collection; Gift of Theodore Sizer
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1994.4.915
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
labor | architectural subject | working | marine salvage | pulling | salvors | marine art | ships | barge (flat-bottomed watercraft) | genre subject | rowboat | sailboats | coats | ruins | men | wind | rope | science | meteorology | shore (landform) | coast | castle | beams (structural elements) | cliffs | sea | shipwreck | storm | waves (natural events)
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37644