Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851, Saltash, Cornwall, 1827-1838
- Title:
- Saltash, Cornwall
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1827-1838
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with graphite and scratching out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 7/8 × 12 1/4 inches (25.1 × 31.1 cm), Image: 6 1/2 × 9 1/8 inches (16.5 × 23.2 cm), Mount: 11 1/4 × 15 3/8 inches (28.6 × 39.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Mr. Smith, pray fill in with drypoint or lines all the ^ intermediate strengths in the water and do not [...] | the original lines. - and no more crossed lines in the Sky"; lower right: "Saltash"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "949 | 2"; lower right: "3377"; inscribed on mount in graphite, upper left: "R. 218. E.P. (earliest). | Touched & written on by Turner."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6901
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cityscape | marine art | military art | river
- Associated Places:
- Cornwall | England | Saltash | Tamar | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17468
- Export:
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- IIIF Manifest:
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 21, no. 62, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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