Caption
Ornements de la proue d'une goëlette, Figurehead of a schooner with putto on dolphin, Bow ornaments of various vessels, Ornements de la proue de différents vaisseaux, print, album page, Series number, 2, 24, This print is part of an 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 inside the plate edge, mounted in an album, height 203 mm x width 281 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, parts of ship's exterior: bow, A detailed engraving of a ship's prow emerging from water, showing a decorative long jutting beam ending in a rounded tip and an ornate carved figure of a winged child seated on a stylized sea creature head, the child holding a rod and looking downward, the creature featuring flowing fins and a curled tail that integrates into a carved border with repeating circular medallions and intertwined ribbon motifs, the hull below depicted with fine parallel lines and the water rendered with horizontal, wavy linework, all on a light, aged paper background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_391
License type
Rights managed
Available size
35.6Mb (7.2Mb) / 13.1in x 10.6in / 3925 x 3171 (300dpi)