LA BALEINE.

Louis Ambroise Garneray

La Baleine.

Aquatint, c.1840.
Image size 15 x 23 1/4" (38.1 x 59.1 cm).
Good condition and color. LOCATION: New York City

Inventory Number: 34276
Price: $4,500.00
Publisher : Garneray pinxt. Painted by Ambroise Louis Garneray. Himely sculpt. Engraved by Sigismond Himely.

Title continues "Des pecheurs s'etant approches trop pres l'enorme cetace brise, d'un coup d'aileron, la pirogue dont l'equipage et les debris couvrent les flots: . . ." Translation "The whaleman approached too close, and the enormous whale with a blow of its fin breaks the whaleboat. The crew and debris are scattered over the waves. In the distance, two boats hurry to aid the shipwrecked men, while the ship struggles to hold the wind and get to the scene." 18th-19th Century Subjects , Marine , Whaling