A View from the Bay of a part of Gibraltar, with the Spanish works on the Isthmus as erected against the place in the late Siege
London: William Faden, 1788. Aquatint. Image measures 14 x 24.5". This beautiful view of the Mediterranean Sea shows the north side of the Rock of Gibraltar on the right. Published in 1788, the print depicts the area in the aftermath of the Siege of Gibraltar. Although the focal point of the print is ostensibly a puff of smoke arising from the land, the scene's most striking feature is its wide expanse of sky. Here, the technique of aquatint allows for..... More