Caption
Prow and figurehead of a frigate, Ornements de la proue d'une frégate, portant du 12, Ornements de la proue de différents vaisseaux, Bow ornaments of various vessels, print, album page, ornament print, Series number, 6, 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, engraving, etching, etching and engraving, cut off within the plate edge, mounted in an album, height 201 mm x width 278 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, merman, parts of ship's exterior: bow, A finely detailed engraving of a ship's bow with a long, tubular bowsprit extending diagonally upward and left, a carved figurehead of two partially draped figures sitting at the prow with flowing garments and one arm outstretched, a large twisted rope motif curling under the figurehead, ornate drapery and carved scrollwork along the upper hull, a decorated rail with repeating leaf and oval motifs, rectangular openings on the hull, and stylized waves at the waterline on a light, textured background.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B25_393
License type
Rights managed
Available size
40.5Mb (9.5Mb) / 14.9in x 10.6in / 4467 x 3171 (300dpi)