W.J. Huggins (after)
C. Rosenberg (engraver)
The Samuel Enderby, of 422 Tons William Lisle, Commander
W.J. Huggins, London: 1835 (late 19th Century strike)
Hand-colored aquatint and engraving
17 x 22 1/2 inches
$1,800
T.S. Robbins (after)
J. Harris (engraver)
Yachting Scene Off Cowes, Isle of Wight (The Yacht Xarifa)
Fores, London: 1851
from Fores's Marine Sketches
Hand-colored aquatint
19 x 25 inches
$2,200
Whaling and Yachting
Two British Aquatints, 1835 & 1851
Two British Aquatints, 1835 & 1851
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Two 19th century maritime prints. One print is a portrait of the famous British whaling ship, the Samuel Enderby, leaving Coews Roads for London, September 1834. In the other, the yacht Xarifa races the Mirage and other sailing vessels in the English Channel.
The Samuel Enderby was also mentioned in Herman Melville's Moby Dick:
"Ere the English ship fades from sight be it set down here, that she hailed from London, and was named after the late Samuel Enderby, merchant of that city, the original of the famous whaling house of Enderby & Sons; a house which in my poor whaleman's opinion, comes not far behind the united royal houses of the Tudors and Bourbons, in point of real historical interest."
W.J. Huggins was "Marine Painter to His Majesty," and a print publisher.
Condition: The Samuel Enderby in generally good condition. Verso toned. Small repaired tear in margin. Xarifa condition generally very good with the usual expected light toning, soft creases, wear.