• Quay at Straddon [Staddon] Point, near Plymouth—William Daniell aquatint 1825 Quay at Straddon [Staddon] Point, near Plymouth—William Daniell aquatint 1825

Quay at Straddon [Staddon] Point, near Plymouth—William Daniell aquatint 1825

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Quay at Straddon [Staddon] point, near Plymouth


One of Daniell’s most atmospheric Plymouth views, showing the little quay below Staddon Point — captioned “Straddon point” on the plate — on the eastern side of Plymouth Sound. From this strategic shoreline, long associated with coastal defence and later batteries, the eye runs across the water towards the great Plymouth Breakwater, then a major feat of naval engineering transforming the Sound into a safer anchorage. Daniell gives the scene both precision and poetry: small craft, working figures, the low quayside and the open sweep of sea and sky are rendered with the quiet luminosity of his hand-coloured aquatints. The view remains strikingly recognisable today, with coast, water and breakwater little altered. A highly appealing Devon subject, combining picturesque topography, naval history and fine aquatint book illustration.

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Size 23 x 31 cm | 9.0 x 12.0 inches

Date Published: 20 May 1825 [dated]

Type: Antique hand-coloured aquatint

Author: Daniell, William

Drawn and engraved by William Daniell

Publication: Daniell's A Voyage Round Great Britain

"A Voyage Round Great Britain, undertaken between the years 1813 and 1823 and commencing from the Land’s End, Cornwall", by Richard Ayton and William Daniell, with a series of views illustrative of the character and prominent features of the coast, drawn and engraved by William Daniell R.A. London: Longman & Co., 1814–1825.

Condition: Good |

Good; suitable for framing. Very good with broad margins. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is plain

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