Caption
Prow and figurehead of a frigate, Ornements de la proue d'une frégate, portant du 18, Ornements de la proue de différents vaisseaux, Bow ornaments of various vessels, print, album page, ornament print, Series number, 8, 24, This print is part of a album., printmaker: Joseph Coiny, printmaker: Yves Marie Le Gouaz, after drawing by Pierre Ozanne, 1798 - 1799, Joseph Coiny, Yves Marie Le Gouaz, Pierre Ozanne, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, cut off within the plate edge, mounted in an album, height 200 mm x width 280 mm, sailing-ship, sailing boat, parts of ship's exterior: bow, A detailed engraved depiction of a ship's bow with ornate carvings, showing a reclining female figure draped with a flowing cloak seated above a stylized sea creature with a curled tail, a small winged cherub holding a flaming torch reaching toward the woman, a long decorated bowsprit extending forward, carved leafy garlands and acanthus motifs along the hull, a carved railing with circular medallion panels and laurel branches, rectangular gunports on the side, and stylized waves at the waterline against a lightly speckled paper background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A81_283
License type
Rights managed
Available size
42.3Mb (11.7Mb) / 14.6in x 11.2in / 4386 x 3371 (300dpi)