Norfolk from Gosport, Virginia
Artist
Joshua Shaw
(American, ca.1777-1860)
Engraver
John Hill
(British, 1770-1850)
Publisher
Thomas T. Ash
(American)
Date1835
MediumHand-colored etching and aquatint
ClassificationsAmerican art
Credit LineMuseum collection
Object number74.0.10
DescriptionScene shows right of center background a group of houses including a windmill, one three- and one two-masted ship, flanked by trees. Left middle ground shows a ship under construciton, building sheds, a flag pole with two pennants and two flags and several boats tied up nearby. In the water are small boats and a row boat. In the foreground are three birds and wooden wreckage of some sort. A tall tree at left runs into the clouds of the sky.
