Item #22376 Prison Ship (HMS York) in Portsmouth Harbour, convicts going on board. Edward William Cooke.

Prison Ship (HMS York) in Portsmouth Harbour, convicts going on board.

1828. Bold etching showing convicts waiting to climb up in to the HMS York, a 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). From 'Fifty Plates of Shipping and Craft'. Printed on India paper, laid on white stiff cream paper, very sharp impression, some faint toning caused by being framed. Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/4"; with ample margins. Very good overall. Item #22376

Price: $145.00

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