Additional Makers
Print maker - Francis Chesham; Publisher - William Miller; Publisher - Nicholas Pocock
Description
A natural hot spring, spurting to a great height and throwing out small rocks and clouds of steam, in a rocky landscape, with many people gathered to admire it, one on the left stooping to a small brazier, others further back to left measuring the height of the water, another small geyser in the middle ground and tents on the hillside in the background to left. 1796. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint.
Inscription
Lettered below the image with the title, a description as below and production details 'From a Drawing made on the spot in 1789. / F. Chesham sculpsit / London, Published Decr. 1796, by N. Pocock, Great George Street, Westminster, & W. Miller, Old Bond Street.'.
Image Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Image Credit
image © Trustees of the British Museum
Location
Geysir, Iceland
Country
Iceland
Medium
Print
Tags
Category
Landscapes & Seascapes
