Photograph by Ed Pollard, Hasselblad H4D50 - 2019

Norfolk from Gosport, Virginia

Artist/Donor Joshua Shaw (American, ca.1777-1860)

Engraver John Hill (British, 1770-1850)

Publisher M. Cary & Son

CultureAmerican

Date1819 - 1821

MediumEtching and aquatint

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 11/16 x 13 7/16 in. (24.6 x 34.1 cm)
Overall: 14 1/8 x 18 7/8 in. (35.9 x 47.9 cm)
Overall, Plate: 11 7/8 x 15 1/8 in. (30.2 x 38.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)

Inscribed"Published by M. Cary & Son, Philadelphia".

Credit LineMuseum collection

Object number48.35.3

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DescriptionA print of Norfolk. Shipyard at left, a town at center across the stream, three boats in the stream and piles and birds in the foreground. This is the same scene as the print given by Mr. C.W. Grandy in 1945, but not the same size.

Exhibition History"Waterscape: Picturesque Views of Hampton Roads," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, November 1, 2019 — August 9, 2020.