A Storm
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 1/2 × 14 1/2in. (26.7 × 36.8cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1969-241,4
DescriptionLower margin reads: "W. Vanderveld pinx.t/ R. Houston Fecit/ A STORM./ A Ship in Distress Broaching to w.th the loss of Main-top, & Mizen-Masts, Main & Foresail just going y,e other ships under their Courses./ London Printed for Rob.t Sayer opposite Fetter-Lane, in Fleet Street/ 4"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).
