Richard Gilson Reeve, 1803–1889after Samuel Walters, 1811–1882, British
Title:
View of the Port of Liverpool
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Color printed etching and aquatint with hand coloring in watercolor on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 27 1/8 inches (54 × 68.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered, lower left: "PAINTED BY SAMUEL WALTERS." | PROOF"; lettered, lower center: "THIS VIEW OF THE PORT OF LIVERPOOL, | Is respectfully Dedicated to the Mayor and Council of that Borough, | by their most obedient humble Servant, Henry Lacey | LIVERPOOL, PUBLISHED BY HENRY LACEY, 64 BOLD STREET, JULY 20TH 1836."; lettered, lower right: "ENGRAVED BY R.G.REEVE."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection