The Proserpine at anchor in Venice
Louis François Cassas
ca. 1782 · Black chalk, with framing lines in red chalk · Drawings and Prints
A scene of boats at anchor in a harbor, apparently Venice, the one on the right undergoing repairs to the hull. The frigate closest to the center bears the name "La Proserpine," perhaps the French frigate built in Brest in 1784 and captured by the English in 1796.
- Artist
- Louis François Cassas
- Date
- ca. 1782
- Medium
- Black chalk, with framing lines in red chalk
- Department
- Drawings and Prints
- Credit line
- Purchase, Stephen A. Geiger Gift, 2014