Stipple engraving by James Denison-Pender on a Baccarat goblet .
Height 16cm, diameter 8.3cm.
The figures standing on the white sand on a beach in southern India are
attending a Roman Catholic service. The priest conducts the service from a
rock. The service lasts well into the night. At this stage in the late
afternoon children and pregnant women are blessed. In the background the
fishing boats lie on the sand in front of the breaking waves. Engraved on
the inside and outside back
surfaces.