A Calm
Date1748-1775
Artist/Maker
Richard Houston (1721-1775)
Artist/Maker
Will Vander-Velde
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving with hand coloring
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 × 14 1/4in. (26 × 36.2cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-241,1
DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld Pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit/ A CALM/ Where several Capital Ships of War, are seen in different Positions./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer, opposite Fetter Lane in Fleet Street/ 1"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).
