Norfolk From Gosport, Virginia

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

Engraver John Hill (British, 1770-1850)

Publisher M. Carey & Son

Date1819 - 1821

MediumHand-colored etching

DimensionsOverall, Image: 9 7/8 x 13 1/2 in. (25.1 x 34.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
Overall, Frame: 14 3/8 x 20 1/4 in. (36.5 x 51.4 cm)
Overall: 17 x 13 3/4 in. (43.2 x 34.9 cm)

ClassificationsAmerican art

Credit LineGift of Mr. C. Wiley Grandy

Object number45.15.3

Terms

Ships
Trees
Water
Philadelphia

On View

Not on view

DescriptionTinted stipple engraving. Scene 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.