"A Family of Charaibes, Drawn from the Life, in the Island of St. Vincent," (St.Vincent), London, 1793 by Agostino Brunias (c. 1730 – 1796)
"A Family of Charaibes, Drawn from the Life, in the Island of St. Vincent," (St.Vincent), London, 1793 by Agostino Brunias (c. 1730 – 1796)
$475.00
Agostino Brunias (c. 1730 – 1796)
Date: 1793
Medium: coloured engraving
Measurements: 8.0 x 6.6 in. (20.2 x 16.8 cm)
Condition: in excellent condition, print may have been cleaned. Good margins, dark impression.
Description:
A lovely and charming engraving of a family, eating, drinking and relaxing on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent. A dwelling is shown, together with local dress, neck beads and accessories. Tropical vegetation in the background.
Christopher Columbus was the first European to discover the island, and named it after St. Vincent of Saragossa, whose feast day it was on the day Columbus first saw it (22nd January 1498.)