Print made by Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, British, Ramsgate, 1814 to 1826
- Title:
- Ramsgate
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Cooke's Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England
- Date:
- 1814 to 1826
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 7/8 × 11 3/4 inches (22.5 × 29.8 cm), Image: 6 × 9 1/2 inches (15.2 × 24.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.117."; upper right: "50"; center left: "before highlights on lighthouse | before light here waves darkened"; lower left: "11T. E.P.3 | before lights on waves."; lower center: "Ramsgate"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "Ramsgate."; lower left: "J.M.W. Turner R.A."; lower center: "Artists Proof. after and slightly altered | all the lighthouse and rain cloud to | and before names"; lower right: "Engd. by Robt. Wallis"
Collector’s mark: A. Wallis (not in Lugt)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6669
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- channel (water body component) | cityscape | lighthouse | marine art
- Associated Places:
- England | English Channel | Europe | Kent | Ramsgate | Ramsgate Lighthouse | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15993
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