FOLKESTONE. AUGST. 6. 1844

Publication date: 1844

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Seller: Marrins Bookshop, Folkestone, Kent, United KingdomMarrins Bookshop

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Pen and sepia ink wash drawing on paper, 4.5 x 7.25 inches, laid on to card, mounted, framed in reeded half-round gilt and glazed, overall 10.5 x 13 inches. It depicts a flag-bedecked paddle steamer approaching Folkestone Harbour, a two masted sailing vessel having just entered the harbour between the newly extended South Quay (with its signal station on the Horn) and the breakwater. In the foreground is a smaller two master and in the distance another paddle steamer. It seems very likely that the three wagons, with their carters shown emerging from the water had been engaged in dredging the accumulated silt as another drawing by Moses specifically shows this activity. This sketch is dated 6 August 1844, a year after the inauguration of the first crossings between Boulogne and Folkestone on 1st August 1843. Some light browning follows the principal pen strokes without detracting from the execution. Henry Moses (1781-1870) was highly regarded as a draughtsman and engraver and was known for, among many other works, several series of views of shipping, and a few coastal views. It is not clear how his marine interest developed but he used outline engraving to great effect in capturing maritime life and activities in his Sketches of Shipping (1824), where accurately drawn ships are set in suitable port landscapes. Similarly his Picturesque Views of Ramsgate (1817) includes busily populated images of ships in harbour. This drawing is beautifully executed and highly detailed - the wash achieving great depth - and reflects the crispness and clarity of his engravings. This is one of a number of similar drawings of the Folkestone area by Moses purchased by us KENT FOLKESTONE KENT - MARITIME PRINTS 19TH CENTURY KENT.…

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Title
FOLKESTONE. AUGST. 6. 1844
Author
MOSES, HENRY.
Publication year
1844

Marrins Bookshop

Folkestone, Kent, United Kingdom

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Founded by Patrick Marrin's father George in 1946, Marrin's Bookshop has been based in its current Folkestone location since 1963. Patrick has worked in bookselling since 1970. As well as rare antiquarian books, maps and prints, the stock includes a wide range of literature, library sets, travel, history and illustrated books in all fields. We also offer a bookbinding and restoration service. Visitors to the shop are welcome and we exhibit at UK book fairs. A large proportion of our stock can be searched on this website, or at http://www.marrinbook.co.uk.…

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science and medicine, Natural history, maps and prints, Antiquarian books, History of Kent and English topography

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