ENGRAVING. SIEGE OF ALICANTE. BATTERIES DOCK AND COUNTER DOCK. COLOUR.

Description:
- Woodcut, wood engraving. Probably from a magazine or newspaper, in colour.
- The engraving shows the bombardment of Alicante by the cantonal squadron of Cartagena in 1873. The frigates 'Numancia, Méndez Núñez and the steamer, Fernando El Católico', which appear in the engraving, took part in the bombardment.
- It is a rectangular engraving showing the Castle of Santa Bárbara on the far left, followed by the batteries on the quay and counter-quay, the foreign squadron and the three frigates mentioned above.
- In the lower left and right margins are the signatures of the authors, but we have not been able to recognise them.
- This is a wood engraving, a woodcut. It is undoubtedly the oldest engraving technique, dating back to the 14th century in Europe. The artist uses a tool to remove pieces of wood and make a negative drawing.
- It is large, rectangular and unframed. The engraving is glued to cardboard, and also glued in half.
- It is of great importance that the engraving has a distinctive mark or contrast, in order to be able to identify data such as the engraver, the artist, the place where it was printed and other details.

Conservation and Damage:
- General condition Very Good.
- The engraving has a fine thickness and good quality paper.
- As can be seen in the photographs, it has a somewhat tanned colour, most probably due to the type of composition of the paper.
- It shows the wear typical of it’s age.

Comments:
- Measurements are approximate.
- The tones of the colours in the photos are not the same as the tones of the real colours.
- The print for sale is the one that corresponds to the photos. The description is not a detailed exposition of the same.
- The data provided here are personal opinions not contrasted.