Lose their Compass, their Ship Slips Between the Teeth of a Fish Unknown in this Part of the World (1809) from the Original, Framed Print Color:White Quality zipper and zip up

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Length 103cm

The relationship to prehistoric cave paintings and rock sculptures gives this work a sense of mystery and reveals most directly the influence of archaic forms on his art

This is related to the practice of kechien

While the work appears to have initially been offered with both coloured and uncoloured plates

Lose their Compass, their Ship Slips Between the Teeth of a Fish Unknown in this Part of the World (1809) from the Original, Framed Print Color:White Quality zipper and zip upPublic domain art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, digitally enhanced from the original in high resolution. Etching, hand coloured. British, by Thomas Rowlandson, and published by Thomas Tegg. The phrase "Lose their Compass, their ship slips between the teeth of a fish unknown in this part of the world" is a quote from this engraving by Thomas Rowlandson, illustrating a story from Baron Munchausen's "Surprising Adventures". It depicts a ship being