Antique Print of a Burial at Sea, circa 1870

Maritime · 19th century

Antique Print of a Burial at Sea, circa 1870

€ 219

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1870
Sheet size: 36 × 25.5 cm (14.2 × 10.0 in)
Condition: Good
Reference: JAK-1008

What the condition grades mean

Excellent: Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good: Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good: Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair: Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.

Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.

Condition

Minor wear and soiling. Blank verso. Please review the images for further condition details.

About this sheet

Antique print titled 'Peace - Burial of Wilkie'. Moonlit coastal view, with funeral steamboat in the center, figures aboard raising torches.

The painter David Wilkie died of typhoid on his return from the Holy Land in 1841. The Governor of Gibraltar refused to allow the body ashore and Wilkie was buried at sea. Turner painted the original painting in his memory, placing a funeral carriage on the deck of the ship to stand for the public funeral Wilkie should have had. When asked about the unnaturally black sails, Turner said he wished he could make them blacker still, revealing his personal response to Wilkie’s premature death. Turner paired his painting with War. The Exile and the Rock Limpet, setting up an ironic comparison with Napoleon’s reputation.

Artists and Engravers: Engraved by J. Cousen after J.M.W. Turner. Published by Appleton & Co.

Image size: 19 x 19.5 cm.