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Print made by Edward Goodall, 1795–1870, British, The Andes Coast, 1837
- Title:
- The Andes Coast
- Additional Title(s):
- Vignette to 'The Pleasures of Hope'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1837
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving, with letterpress on thin, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/8 × 4 3/4 inches (20.6 × 12.1 cm), Image: 3 × 3 inches (7.6 × 7.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.614"
Lettered, upper center: "PLEASURES OF HOPE. | The prophet's mantel, ere his flight began, | Dropt on the world - a sacred gift to man. | Auspicious HOPE! in thy sweet garden grow | Wreaths for each toil, a charm for every woe; | Won by their sweets, in Nature's languid hour, | The way-worn pilgrim seeks thy summer bower; | There, as the wild bee murmurs on the wing, | What Peaceful dreams, thy handmaid spirits bring! | What viewless forms th'Aeolian organ play, | And Sweep the furrow'd lines of anxious thought away. | Angel of life! thy glittering wings explore | Earth's loneliest bounds, and Ocean's wildest shore."; lettered, lower left: "Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "Goodall"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13786
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51646
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