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Print made by George Cooke, 1781–1834, British, Pendennis Castle and Entrance of Falmouth Harbour, 1814 to 1826
- Title:
Pendennis Castle and Entrance of Falmouth Harbour
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Cooke's Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England
- Date:
- 1814 to 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving, Engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 × 11 3/4 inches (22.9 × 29.8 cm), Image: 6 1/4 × 9 7/16 inches (15.9 × 24 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.101 E.P. 6(a). | (Same as Tar. 140.Etched)"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "The Sky darkened - The Pole at the edge of the reef dark"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "& only [...] [....] | [my] glass."; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "sky differs | [...]"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W.Turner, R.A. | Pendennis Castle and entrance of Falmouth Harbour"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by George Cooke"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6627
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bay (body of water) | castle | headland | landscape (representation) | marine art
- Associated Places:
- Carrick Roads | Cornwall | England | Europe | Falmouth | Falmouth Bay | Pendennis Castle | Pennance Point | St. Anthony's Head | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15912
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