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Ornements de la proue d'un vaisseau de 100 canons, Prow of a sailing ship with a seated river god as figurehead, Ornements de la proue de différents vaisseaux, Bow ornaments of various vessels, print, album page, ornament print, Series number, 22, 24, This print is part of an album., printmaker: Joseph Coiny, printmaker: Yves Marie Le Gouaz, after drawing by Pierre Ozanne, 1800 - 1801, Joseph Coiny, Yves Marie Le Gouaz, Pierre Ozanne, printmaker, after drawing by, paper, etching, engraving, etching and engraving, cut off within the plate edge, pasted in an album, height 227 mm x width 318 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, river personified, 'Fiumi' (Ripa), parts of ship's exterior: bow, A detailed engraving shows the prow of a large wooden ship with ornate carved decorations; a bearded male figure reclines on the forward projecting element, draped in cloth and resting one arm on a bundle of wrapped timbers while his legs extend outward, and a coiled scroll and flowing acanthus-like foliage form the carved support beneath him. A plank extends from the bow and is secured with broad straps, and a curved rail with rounded vertical supports encloses a small platform beside the figure. The ship's hull displays horizontal planking and rectangular openings with dark interiors, and a decorative band with circular motifs runs along the upper edge above a carved frieze. The lower edge of the image shows engraved waves at the waterline.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26A81_286
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
56.2Mo (7.3Mo) / 44.2cm x 31.8cm / 5222 x 3760 (300dpi)