Print made by John Pye, 1782–1874, British, Ehrenbreitstein, During the Demolition of the Fortress in 1817, 1828
- Title:
- Ehrenbreitstein, During the Demolition of the Fortress in 1817
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1828
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/8 × 16 15/16 inches (28.9 × 43 cm), Plate: 5 × 7 1/2 inches (12.7 × 19.1 cm), Image: 2 3/4 × 4 1/4 inches (7 × 10.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.317 a. (b.)"; lower left: "(2) | 1828 or 1829 - W. Ward unforseen (3) has artist's names in Roman type under [plate lines ...]"; lower right: "41 | 1828"
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A."; lettered, lower center: "EHENBRITSTEIN"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by John Pye"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7152
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- castle | church | cityscape | landscape (representation) | river
- Associated Places:
- Basilica of St. Castor | Ehrenbreitstein, Feste | Germany | Koblenz | Mosel | Philippsburg Castle | Rheinland-Pfalz
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17401
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