A Ship Wreck
Date1748-1775
Artist/Maker
Richard Houston (1721-1775)
Artist/Maker
Will Vander-Velde
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint engraving and line engraving with hand coloring
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 14 1/2in. (26 × 36.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-241,5
DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld Pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit/ A SHIP WRECK./ One Ship going to pieces on the Rocks. The other driving her from Anchor w.th a broken Back./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Fetter Lane, in Fleet Street/ 5"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).
