Gibraltar (after James Jefferys)
John Emes (Mackworth 1762 - 1808)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Unknown
Materials
wood, glass & paper
Measurements
500 x 690 mm; 600 mm (Height); 790 mm (Width)
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286019
Summary
Print, engraving, Gibraltar (after James Jefferys) by (Mackworth 1762-1808). Published 1789. A dark, crowded scene shows a ship wreckage with men clinging to debris, drowning and dying. Gilt frame with damaged beading.
Marks and inscriptions
print details printed under image
Makers and roles
John Emes (Mackworth 1762 - 1808), engraver (printmaker) James Jefferys (Maidstone 1751 - London 1784), artist