Légende
Prow and figurehead of a sailing ship, Ornements de la proue d'un vaisseau de 100 canons, Bow ornaments of various vessels, Ornements de la proue de différents vaisseaux, print, album page, ornamental print, Series number, 22, 24, Caritas with two children as figureheads, behind her a horn of plenty. 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, mounted in an album, height 233 mm x width 323 mm, sailing-ship, sailing-boat, Charity, 'Caritas', 'Carità' (Ripa), one of the Three Theological Virtues, parts of ship's exterior: bow, A detailed engraved close-up of a ship's bow shows ornate wooden carvings and architectural features; a sculpted figure of a draped woman holding a small child stands near the prow, both rendered in fine linework, and a large carved scroll and leaf motifs extend along the curving bowsprit support. Decorative rope-like mouldings run along the bulwark, with carved foliage and curved volutes accenting the structure. Rectangular gun ports with dark recessed interiors appear on the ship's side, and the hull is depicted with closely spaced horizontal plank lines. The water at the bottom edge is shown with stylized wave patterns.
Crédit
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Notre référence
LZT26B25_400
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
58.2Mo (6.3Mo) / 45.2cm x 32.2cm / 5339 x 3807 (300dpi)