A Hard Gale
Date1748-1775
Artist/Maker
Richard Houston (1721-1775)
Artist/Maker
Will Vander-Velde
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving and line engraving with hand coloring
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 10 1/4in. (36.8 × 26cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-241,3
DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld Pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit./ A HARD GALE./ Representing a large Ship dismasted, with others bearing away before the Wind.&c/ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Fetter-Lane in Fleet Street/ 3"Label TextA seascape from a set of six prints, "A Calm," "A Fresh Gale," "A Hard Gale," A Storm," "Shipwreck," and "Ship on Fire" (CWF collection includes plates 1-5).ProvenanceBefore 1969, the Old Print Shop (New York, NY); 1969-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).
