Islands of the West Indies - Basaltic Rocks, in Washilabou Valley or Cumberland Valley, St. Vincent (after Lieutenant Caddy)
William Westall (Hertford 1781 - St John’s Wood 1850)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1837
Materials
paper
Measurements
255 x 330 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Calke Abbey, Derbyshire
NT 286166.8
Summary
Print, coloured aquatint, Islands of the West Indies - Basaltic Rocks, in Washilabou Valley or Cumberland Valley, St. Vincent (after Lieutenant Caddy) by William Westall ARA (Hertford 1781 – St John’s Wood 1850). Eighth of a set of nine coloured aquatints, views of islands in the West Indies. 19th century. By various engravers after Lieut. Caddy, Royal Artillery, published by Ackermann 1837. (h) Basaltic Rocks, in Washilabou Valley or Cumberland Valley, St. Vincent. The striated cliff is in the background amongst the vegetation. Rapid flowing water in the foreground. Engraved by W. Westall ARA. Mounted on paper.
Marks and inscriptions
description printed under image
Makers and roles
William Westall (Hertford 1781 - St John’s Wood 1850), engraver (printmaker) Lieutenant Caddy, artist Rudolph Ackermann (1764 - 1834) , engraver and publisher