After Joseph VERNET (1714 - 1789) La Madrague or Tuna Fishing, seen from the Golphe de Bandol (sic). 1760 Arlaud 245 Engraving by Charles Nicolas Cochin and Jacques Philippe Le Bas Exceptional proof on watermarked laid paper with all margins untrimmed H. 53, cm - W. 74 cm (larger margins) AC The proof is uniformly yellowed. Freckles mostly visible in transparency, breaks in the paper, dusty verso. The print is contained in an old metal roll. "The success of this series was so great that late subscribers were refused" [to the subscription]. Pierre Arlaud, Catalogue raisonné des estampes gravées d'après Joseph Vernet.