Original antique hand-colored engraving of the action of the French lugger Le Quinola against the English corvette Morning Star: the two vessels locked alongside under a stormy sky, the crews crowded at the bulwarks and the fishing fleet beyond. Drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio and engraved by Pardinel for the series "France Maritime".
Original antique hand-colored engraving of the action of the French lugger Le Quinola against the English corvette Morning Star: the two vessels locked alongside under a stormy sky, the crews crowded at the bulwarks and the fishing fleet beyond. Drawn by Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio and engraved by Pardinel for the series "France Maritime".
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio
Engraver / lithographer: Pardinel
Date: 1837, according to the old record
Source: France Maritime
Dimensions: Image 8.5 x 5.7 in (21.5 x 14.5 cm); sheet 11.0 x 7.3 in (28 x 18.5 cm)
Condition: Good. Fresh period color, with the greens of the sea and the grays of the sky very well preserved; paper with wide margins.