Title
[View of the Ancient Port of Girgenti in Sicily].
Creator
Robertson, Archibald, approximately 1745-1813, printmaker.
Publication details
[London] : [publisher not identified], [1783]
Physical details
1 print : aquatint and etching printed in sepia ; sheet 33.1 x 52.8 cm, on support 43.3 x 60.5 cm
Description
Empty sedan chair and men riding horses on the beach in the foreground, with view of the houses, the towers and pier at Porto Empedocle, Agrigento, in the background; pasted on board with wash lines and 'Girgente' annotated in pencil below.
Place
Porto Empedocle (Italy)
Additional information
Probably published by Robertson in 1783. For production details, see impression in the British Museum (BM 1865,0610.979). Annotated in brown ink on verso: 'Port of Gergenti, Sicily'.
Other persons
Fabris, Peter, active 18th century, artist.
Shelfmark
Maps K.Top.84.32.a.