print
- Museum number
- 1843,0513.459
- Description
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View in the West Indies; two men talking on the porch of a small house constructed of wooden slats, overlooking a stretch of water to left interrupted by low, tree-covered islands, with ships near the bank hills on the far side and a tall tree in the left foreground; unlettered proof.
Etching and engraving
- Production date
- 1770s (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 188 millimetres
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Width: 240 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- See 1843,0513.133 for a related print which is annotated in pencil on the recto 'Cascade in blue hole River. Montpelier. St. James's Jamaica. Engraved by W. Sharp, from a Drawing by T. Hearne, made from a Sketch by Robertson in 1766.'
The painting by Robertson which formed the basis of the present print was sold at Sotheby's 30 June 2005 (lot 61): 'Two Gentlemen surveying their estate in Jamaica' (sold with its pair, 'Unloading cargo by the shore, at Port Morant, Jamaica'). Robertson painted several works for William Beckford of Somerley who engaged him to travel to Jamaica with him in the 1770s to paint views of his estate. These were exhibited at the Society of Artists between 1775-77.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1843
- Acquisition notes
- 1843,0513.1 to 504 were purchased from W & G Smith as a group for £543 5s 6d. A few individual prices over £5 were recorded and have been separately entered. Otherwise they are recorded as 12 blocks, each with its own sub-price.
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1843,0513.459
