Print made by William John Cooke, 1797–1865, Irish, The Thames at Mortlake, 1836-1838
- Title:
- The Thames at Mortlake
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1836-1838
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with scraping out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center: "The sky roung the sun lighter tho' not in circles as far as the chalk. Thus to make the sky less flat- but do not impoverish your work- Piece of water at the top edge of the wall quite white. Do not in more closely the Trees above the Sun before you burnish the Light"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered below image, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner R.A."; lower right: "W.J. Cooke"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8008
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- landscape (representation) | river
- Associated Places:
- Greater London | Mortlake | Richmond | Thames
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25827
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