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Print made by James C. Allen, active 1821–1831, British, The Custom House, 1827
- Title:
The Custom House
- Date:
- 1827
- Medium:
- Line engraving, engraver's proof on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 × 17 5/8 inches (30.2 × 44.8 cm), Plate: 9 3/16 × 12 1/16 inches (23.3 × 30.6 cm), Chine collé: 8 1/2 × 11 3/8 inches (21.6 × 28.9 cm), Image: 5 5/8 × 9 5/8 inches (14.3 × 24.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.205. (b)"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "45[...] | 9 | 205. E P (b)"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "3264 2/2/-"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "[194]"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "GHW"
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W.Turner R.A."; lettered, lower center: "THE CUSTOM HOUSE"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by J.C.Allen 1827"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6860
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | church | cityscape | river
- Associated Places:
- Europe | London | St. Magnus the Martyr Church | St. Paul's Cathedral | Thames | The Custom House | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17507
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