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Sun Set. Brig of War Going Out of Harbour

Hand-colored aquatint after Joseph Cartwright, engraved by Robert Havell & Son, showing a brig of war leaving harbour at sunset.

Sun Set — detail of the printed title and publication line — Detail: title and publication line

Sun Set — detail of the engraver's line, "Engraved by Robt. Havell & Son" — Detail: engraver's line

Catalogue record

Title: Sun Set. Brig of War Going Out of Harbour
Creator / artist: Joseph Cartwright (1789–1829)
Engraver / lithographer: Robert Havell & Son
Printer: Not presently identified
Publisher: Dean & Son, Threadneedle Street, London
Date: c. 1822
Medium: Hand-colored aquatint
Dimensions: COLLECTION COPY — RESEARCH ONGOING: pending direct measurement. REFERENCE COPY (The Mariners’ Museum and Park): approximately 11 15/16 × 8 in.

Inscriptions

“SUN SET. — Brig of War going out of Harbour.” “From an original Drawing by J. Cartwright, Esqr.” “Engraved by Robt. Havell & Son.”

Verso markings

COLLECTION COPY — RESEARCH ONGOING: no verso markings recorded to date.

Provenance

Private Havell Collection.

Research notes

The scene shows a brig of war leaving a harbour under sail, with maritime activity and figures in the foreground and mountainous terrain beyond. Printer not presently identified. Collection-copy dimensions pending direct measurement.

Museum comparisons

REFERENCE COPY: The Mariners’ Museum and Park — approximately 11 15/16 × 8 in.

References

The Mariners’ Museum and Park collection.