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The Steine (An Excursion to Brighthelmstone)

June 1, 1790
Not on view
One of a set of eight aquatints devoted to a journey from London to Brighthelmstone (Brighton), together with attractions of the seaside resort, this print represents the main promenade anchored by the residence of the Prince of Wales. Related text tells us, "The Steine, at Brighthelmstone, is most beautifully situated: three sides of it are formed by very neat and convenient lodging-houses &c.–The fourth is open to the sea. The rising downs behind, are a shelter and an ornament. The white cliffs are seen trending to the west, as far as Seaforth; and, on the west, the eye ranges over the liquid expanse, and reaches Portdown-Hill, Spithead, and eastern part of the Isle of Wight."

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Steine (An Excursion to Brighthelmstone)
  • Series/Portfolio: An Excursion to Brighthelmstone
  • Artist: Drawn and etched by Thomas Rowlandson (British, London 1757–1827 London)
  • Artist: Aquatinted by Samuel Alken (British, London 1756–1815 London)
  • Author: Related author Henry Wigstead (British, 1745?–1800 Margate)
  • Publisher: G. G. J. & J. Robinson (London)
  • Date: June 1, 1790
  • Medium: Etching and aquatint
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 13 1/4 × 16 5/16 in. (33.6 × 41.5 cm)
    Plate: 10 13/16 × 13 3/4 in. (27.4 × 35 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
  • Object Number: 59.533.369
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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