Caption

Two keeled sailing ships, print, Mirror image copy. A shipyard with two underlays keeling a large sailing ship, a keeled ship with men working on waterproofing the hull, and a rowboat with several people in it. Outside the breakwater, several more sailing ships on the water., collector's mark: 'friedr. Geissler a Paris', printmaker, after print by, publisher, grantor of privilege, Paris, France, paper, etching, height 199 mm x width 300 mm, ships (in general) - CC - more than one ship, sinking (movement in water), A wide waterfront scene rendered in fine line work shows several large sailing ships moored along a quay, their tall masts, rigging, and crow’s nests detailed against a pale sky; one ship on the left tilts toward the dock with smoke rising nearby, while another on the right displays a high stern with carved decoration and rigging lines stretching across the composition. Small boats with groups of people row in the foreground, their figures shaded with cross-hatching, and a pavilion-like structure sits on the pier with a small building behind it. The water reflects the vessels with delicate horizontal etching, and faint cloud shapes and a small V-shaped formation in the sky are visible above the ships. The overall palette is monochrome sepia with aged paper texture and scattered spots and fine scratches.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B33_140

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.4Mb (12.2Mb) / 17.1in x 11.0in / 5115 x 3309 (300dpi)

Keywords

Two keeled sailing ships print Mirror image copy shipyard two underlays keeling large sailing ship keeled ship men working waterproofing hull rowboat several people Outside breakwater several water collector's mark friedr Geissler Paris printmaker publisher grantor privilege France paper etching height 199 mm x width 300 mm ships in general - Cc - sinking movement wide waterfront scene rendered fine line work several large ships moored quay tall masts rigging crow’s nests detailed pale sky left tilts dock smoke rising nearby another right displays high stern carved decoration rigging lines stretching across composition Small boats groups people row foreground figures shaded cross-hatching pavilion- structure sits pier small building water reflects vessels delicate horizontal etching faint cloud shapes small V-shaped formation sky visible palette monochrome sepia aged paper texture scattered spots fine scratches