Medea: Towing a Turkish Corvelle out of a Dangerous Situation on the Island of Syra, 26 August 1836

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: HM Revenue & Customs, 100 Parliament Street

Watercolourist Charles Frederick de Brocktorff was born in German in 1775 but settled in Malta some time before 1817. He specialised in painting topographical views of Malta and Maltese costume studies. He also established a lithographic business in Valletta. Watercolours by Brocktorff are held in the Museum of the Order of St. John in London. An extensive album of further views of Malta by the artist is in the National Library, Valletta.

Places

Greece

Subjects

rowing boat, topography, seascape/coastal scene, stone/rock, shore, sea, wave, flag, sailor (navy), steamboat

Materials & Techniques

lithograph, colour lithograph

Artist

Charles Frederick de Brocktorff

Title

Medea: Towing a Turkish Corvelle out of a Dangerous Situation on the Island of Syra, 26 August 1836

Date

1837

Medium

Colour lithograph

Dimensions

height: 43.20 cm, width: 55.40 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from Frank T Sabin, January 1976

GAC number

12113