Cooke, Edward William.

Prison Ship in Portsmouth Harbour, convicts going on board. Etching showing convicts boarding prison ship in Portsmouth, England.

1828. Bold etching showing convicts in long boat waiting to climb up in to the HMS York, a retired ship of the line of the British Royal Navy which served in the Napoleonic Wars, but which was eventually stripped of her guns & converted to a floating prison. Drawn and etched by E.W. Cooke (1811-1877). On wove paper, very sharp impression. Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/4"; paper 11 1/4 x 9" Fine. Item #21171

Price: $275.00