Original hand-colored steel engraving of Dover harbor: fishing boats riding out the gale among breaking waves and, on the cliffs beyond, the castle. Lettered below, "Drawn by C. Stanfield" at the left and "Engraved by E. Finden" at the right.
Original hand-colored steel engraving of Dover harbor: fishing boats riding out the gale among breaking waves and, on the cliffs beyond, the castle. Lettered below, "Drawn by C. Stanfield" at the left and "Engraved by E. Finden" at the right.
Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867), the great marine painter of the English school, and Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) worked together on the series of views of the ports and coasts of Great Britain engraved on steel in the second quarter of the 19th century.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored
Artist / after: Clarkson Stanfield (1793-1867)
Engraver / lithographer: Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857)
Date: 19th Century
Dimensions: 6.1 x 4.5 in (15.6 x 11.4 cm)
Condition: Good. Mounted in a mat; clean paper, with one or two very slight foxing spots in the lower margin.