Aquatint with hand-coloring on wove paper.

"To the captain, officers and brave crew of His Majestys Ship Endymion - as an humble record of British skill and valor"

Printed circa 1815; Engraved by Hill. Drawn by an officer of H.M.R.N.

Grolier 176. Olds 323

Note:

Brilliant impression in the only known proof before the printed title. Unique in this state. A very fine aquatint of this last naval action of the War of 1812.

Provenance:

Kennedy Galleries, Inc., New York.

Framed dimensions are 28 x 32 1/4 inches

John Hill (British born American 1770-1850)

John Hill was born in London in 1770, and was apprenticed as a youth to an engraver in that city. He became interested in the process of aquatinting, a technique wherein a metal plate is etched several times in order to create tonal gradations, resulting in a print that is ea ...

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