Original 19th-century steel engraving, lightly hand-colored, with Clew Bay seen from the harbor of Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Wallis; lettered below "Clew Bay from Westport".
Original 19th-century steel engraving, lightly hand-colored, with Clew Bay seen from the harbor of Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Drawn by William Henry Bartlett and engraved by Robert Wallis; lettered below "Clew Bay from Westport".
It belongs to the set of Irish views Bartlett (1809-1854) drew about 1840, engraved on steel by the best English burins of the moment; Robert Wallis (1794-1878) was one of the principal interpreters of Turner.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: William Henry Bartlett (1809-1854).
Engraver: Robert Wallis (1794-1878).
Date: 1840.
Dimensions: Image 4.8 x 7.3 in (12.2 x 18.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Paper with wide margins and a light patina of age.