Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855, British, Margate, 1823
- Title:
- Margate
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Cooke's Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England
- Date:
- 1823
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 inches (29.8 × 43.8 cm), Plate: 9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm), Image: 6 1/4 × 9 7/8 inches (15.9 × 25.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left : "R 113"; upper right: "45"; lower left: "the broken timbers of wreck shattered | & darkened in [...] state & small spray over C.J. wreck added. | R.113 | E.P. (a)"; lower right: "4 state"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "AW/- Ward 2/5/11"; lower center: "A. Wallis"
Collector’s mark: A. Wallis (not in Lugt)
Lettered below image: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner. R.A. | Engraved by George Cooke 1823 | MARGATE."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6658
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cityscape | headland | lighthouse | marine art | sea
- Associated Places:
- England | Europe | Foreness Point | Kent | Margate | Margate Lighthouse | North Sea | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15982
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