View of the east side and the Watering Place of Porto Ferrajo on the Island of Elba (after Major James Weir)
Francis Jukes (Martley 1745 – London 1812)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
Apr 1814
Materials
Aquatint etching on paper
Measurements
360 x 590 mm
Place of origin
Strand
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 607963.4
Summary
Print, aquatint, View of the east side and the Watering Place of Porto Ferrajo on the Island of Elba (after Major James Weir) by Francis Jukes (Martley 1745 – London 1812). One of four aquatint etchings by Francis Jukes, dated April 1814, of Porto Ferrajo on the Island of Elba. 'This VIEW of the EAST SIDE of the BAY and WATERING PLACE - PORTO FERRAJO', a view of the moutainous coastline, a frigate, sail boat and rowing boat to the right.
Provenance
Attingham collection; bequeathed to the National Trust with the estate, house and contents of Attingham by Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick (1877-1947) on 15th May 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
Drawn by Capt.James Weir...To the Right Honble. Earl Spencer ...London Pubd. by Jas.Daniell, 480 Strand, April 1814.
Makers and roles
Francis Jukes (Martley 1745 – London 1812), engraver (printmaker) Major James Weir (1757 - 1820), artist James Daniell (fl. c.1780 - 1820), engraver and publisher