UNKNOWN

Engraving (Hand-Coloured)

Title: River Settlement With Vessels

Image Size: 51cm x 2cm

Item Size: Height: 51cm, Width: 3cm

Signature Details: Signed Lower Right Corner, Appears To Read "1798"

Catalogue Number "1798" Visible On Mount

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

Provenance: This Engraving Depicts A Colonial-Era River Settlement, Characteristic Of Late 18Th-Century European Cartographic And Topographical Illustration. The Work Showcases Period Maritime Vessels—A Three-Masted Sailing Ship And Accompanying Boat—Anchored Before A Densely Forested Shoreline With Scattered Colonial Structures. The Composition Employs Fine Line Engraving Technique With Hand-Applied Colouration, Typical Of Documentary Prints Produced For Geographical Publications During The Age Of Exploration. The Piece Is Professionally Framed In A Dark Wood Frame With Gilt-Line Inner Border And Burgundy Mount, Providing Appropriate Presentation For This Historical Artifact. The Engraving Demonstrates Skilled Draughtsmanship In Rendering Atmospheric Perspective Through Cloud Formations And The Detailed Rendering Of Natural Landscape Elements.

Condition: Fair

11590+35

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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