Original engraving, hand-colored, of Ventimiglia on the Ligurian Riviera, seen from the beach with the boats drawn up and the nets spread beside the Corniche road. Cut on steel by A. Krausse after a drawing by Harry Fenn and published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Original engraving, hand-colored, of Ventimiglia on the Ligurian Riviera, seen from the beach with the boats drawn up and the nets spread beside the Corniche road. Cut on steel by A. Krausse after a drawing by Harry Fenn and published by Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Harry Fenn was the principal illustrator of Picturesque Europe, Cassell's serial work (1875-1879), for which he traveled across the continent; his Mediterranean views were engraved on steel and hand-colored like this one.
Medium: Steel engraving, hand-colored.
Artist / after: Harry Fenn (1837-1911).
Engraver: A. Krausse.
Date: 1885.
Source: Published in London by Cassell, Petter & Galpin.
Dimensions: Image 6.1 x 8.9 in (15.5 x 22.5 cm).
Condition: Good condition; light foxing scattered through the margins.