Artist: Claude Joseph Vernet (French, 1714 - 1789), the famous marine painter, usually known as Joseph Vernet.
Engraver: Francesco del Pedro (Italian, 1749-1806), draughtsman and engraver.
Worked in Udine and Venice, mostly for Cavalli.
Title: Coastal scene.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: Vernet pinx. F. Pedro sculp. ap. N. Cavalli Venetys. Est in secessu lungo locus: insula portum Efficit objectu laterum, quibus omnis ab alto Frangitur, inque sinus scindit sese unda reductos [P. Vergilius Maro, Aeneid, lines 157]. Milano presso P. e G. Vallardi C. S. Margherita N. 1101. [No] 36.
Dimensions: Sheet 15" x 19".
Printer: Pietro e Giuseppe Vallardi. Giuseppe Vallardi (Italian, 1784-1863), dealer and collector of paintings and drawings in Milan; originally worked with his brother Pietro as Fratelli Vallardi. Ran business alone after Pietro's death in 1819.
Publisher: Nicolò Cavalli (Italian, 1730-1822), Engraver, set up for himself as publisher,
Francesco del Pedro worked for him.
Date: Late XVIII - early XIX C.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and engraving on cream laid paper printed in sepia.
Watermark: yes
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: damp stains, foxing. Restoration recommended. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Print No. 36 from an unidentified Folio.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XVIII C. Italian School XVIII C.