print;
book-illustration
- Museum number
- 1882,0311.3557
- Description
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Broken rudder of a wrecked boat cast ashore at centre foreground, on a coast splashed by waves in a storm; cliffs at left and right;; first published as tail-piece to Thomas Bewick's 'History of British Birds' (Newcastle: 1804, Vol II, Vol II, p.138), later edition; after Robert Johnson; proof.
Wood-engraving, printed on thin paper
- Production date
- 1791-1804 (c.)
- Dimensions
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Height: 45 millimetres (image)
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Width: 77 millimetres (image)
- Curator's comments
- See 1860,0811.121 for another impression.
See 1882,0311.1359 for related drawing.
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: History of British Birds (Volume II)
- Acquisition date
- 1882
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1882,0311.3557
