Original engraving of about 1840, hand-colored, with the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, Napoleon's place of exile, seen from the sea under a stormy sky and with a sailing ship fighting the swell. Engraved by R. Young after Andrew Nicholl.
Original engraving of about 1840, hand-colored, with the island of St Helena in the South Atlantic, Napoleon's place of exile, seen from the sea under a stormy sky and with a sailing ship fighting the swell. Engraved by R. Young after Andrew Nicholl.
Medium: Hand-colored steel engraving
Artist / after: Andrew Nicholl, A. R. H. A.
Engraver / lithographer: R. Young
Date: 1840
Source: Published by A. Fullarton & Co., London and Edinburgh
Dimensions: 6.3 x 9.8 in (16 x 25 cm)
Condition: Good; paper somewhat toned and with light staining to the lower margin