Balmer, G.

Harbour entrances, ruined castles and boats on rough water give the prints of George Balmer (1806–1846) their strongly coast...

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Harbour entrances, ruined castles and boats on rough water give the prints of George Balmer (1806–1846) their strongly coastal character. His designs were engraved for the Findens’ illustrated books in the 1830s and early 1840s, and they follow England’s north-east coast from Berwick, Newcastle, Shields and the bridge at Sunderland to Whitby, Bridlington, Robin Hood’s Bay and Flamborough Head. Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh and Holy Island stand above the sea, sometimes by moonlight or with shipping below, and a wreck beneath Tynemouth Castle brings storm and danger into the scene.

Harbour entrances, ruined castles and boats on rough water give the prints of George Balmer (1806–1846) their strongly coastal character. His designs were engraved for the Findens’ illustrated books in the 1830s and early 1840s, and they follow England’s north-east coast from Berwick, Newcastle, Shields and the bridge at Sunderland to Whitby, Bridlington, Robin Hood’s Bay and Flamborough Head. Bamburgh, Dunstanburgh and Holy Island stand above the sea, sometimes by moonlight or with shipping below, and a wreck beneath Tynemouth Castle brings storm and danger into the scene.

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