Original steel engraving of an aurora borealis over the Arctic ice: a ship trapped among the floes and several tiny figures watching the glow from the blocks on the shore. Drawn by Danvin, with a trilingual caption, Aurore Boréale / Aurora Boreal / Nordlicht.
Original steel engraving of an aurora borealis over the Arctic ice: a ship trapped among the floes and several tiny figures watching the glow from the blocks on the shore. Drawn by Danvin, with a trilingual caption, Aurore Boréale / Aurora Boreal / Nordlicht.
Medium: Steel engraving.
Artist: Danvin.
Engraver: Under the direction of Lemaitre.
Date: 1842.
Source: Circumpolar Regions series, print no. 8.
Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.1 in (20 x 13 cm).
Condition: Good condition; paper somewhat browned, with light damp stains in the margins. The image clean and deep in tone.