Six seascapes on one plate after an English artist

BASTON, Thomas.

Vorstellung der Englischen Schiffe, mit den merkwürdigsten Begebenheite 3.tes Blat, wie solche nach Th. Bastons Zeichnungen in London von Johann Bowles ans Licht gestelle worden...
Nuremburg: Homann Heirs, c.1730. Fine original colour. 530 x 590mm.

A tear entering image from bottom edge, old ink mss. in top right corner.

A plate with six seascapes after Thomas Baston as published by John Bowles in the 1720s. They include the aftermath of a battle with ships burning, a night-time scene with a statue of Neptune in a cliff, a thunderstorm and rough seas. A rare print.


Stock ID : 23923