Wreck of the Rettisoe. 2nd and 3rd Boccas, Trinidad.—Boccas Islands, Trinidad

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Wreck of the Rettisoe. 2nd and 3rd Boccas, Trinidad.—Boccas Islands, Trinidad
Wreck of the Rettisoe. 2nd and 3rd Boccas, Trinidad.—Boccas Islands, Trinidad
Date[1850?]
MediumGraphite and watercolor on paper
DimensionsComposition/Sheet: 4 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (12.1 x 15.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection of Hamilton College
Object number1971.4
Not on view
DescriptionA ship, masts bare, aground between sharp, narrow hills; barrels, longboats, people on shore; perspective from shore.

Additional Details

Exhibition History 1984
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Beinecke Collection," July 10 - September 5, 1984.
Published References Hough, Samuel J. and Penelope R.O. Hough, THE BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION AT HAMILTON COLLEGE: A CATOLOGUE OF BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, PRINTS, MAPS, AND DRAWINGS (Trustees of Hamilton College, Clinton, NY, 1994), 339, catalogue no.P57.
Signature Initialed at lower left in watercolor: F E C
Inscribed Inscribed in pencil at upper left: Wreck of the Rettisoe. 2nd & 3rd Boccas, Trinidad.—; in pencil at lower right: 069; verso at center: Trinidad; verso lower right in pencil: L9692 4 3/4 x 6 1/8
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