Per Horse-Power Per Hour, Whitby Harbour

1887

Frank Short

Associated Names
Frank Short

Artist, British, 1857 - 1945

The image depicts a river scene with shadowy industrial buildings and faint cityscape silhouettes on the low horizon. A boat emitting smoke is on the water, surrounded by dark smoke. The brushstrokes create a soft, impressionistic effect. The color palette is muted, mainly gray and black, enhancing the somber atmosphere.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint in black on thin wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 25 cm (6 15/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.2 x 30.2 cm (9 1/8 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.7639

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hardie 1938-40, no. 105

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

n.d.

  • Hardie, Martin. The Etched and Engraved Work of Sir Frank Short, vol. 2. London: Print Collectors' Club, 1939, p. 35, no. 105.

1908

  • Strange, Edward F. Etched and Engraved Work of Frank Short, A.R.A., R.E.. London: George Allen & Sons, 1908, no. 60.

Wikidata ID

Q65019967

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