Antique Print-WRECKING OF THE CLARENDON ON ISLE OF WIGHT-Cooke-Willmore-1836

Price: € 132,50

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Wreck of the Clarendon at Blackgang, 1836' - The wrecking of the Clarendon in 1836 on the Isle of Wight.

Condition: Good, given age. Small margins. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on wove paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 17.4 x 13.2 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 6.9 x 5.2 inch.

Part Number: 73467

Location: TPCLA-C61-24

Description: The Clarendon came from St. Kitts and was wrecked on the Isle of Wight. The ship was broken up in less then 10 minutes by the huge waves and lost with 25 souls. This disaster prompted the built of a lighthouse in 1837. Wrecking of the Clarendon.

Artists and Engravers: Made by 'Arthur Willmore' after 'Edward William Cooke'. Arthur Willmore (1814-1888). Edward William Cooke (1811-1880) was active as engraver and later painter. He was the son of the engraver George Cooke.