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- Title:
Ancient Carthage - The Embarcation of Regulus
- Date:
- 1840
- Medium:
- Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 25 1/8 × 31 1/8 inches (63.8 × 79.1 cm), Plate: 20 7/8 × 26 3/8 inches (53 × 67 cm), Chine collé: 20 1/8 × 25 7/8 inches (51.1 × 65.7 cm), Image: 15 3/8 × 22 5/8 inches (39.1 × 57.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.649"; lower left: "Engraver's Proof before Pub Line &c"; lower center: "Ancient Carthage - The Embarcation fo Regulus"
Lettered below image: "Painted by J.M.W. Turner R.A. | Engraved by Daniel Wlson, 1840"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8032
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cityscape | marine art
- Associated Places:
- Africa | Carthage | Tunisia
- 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:25944
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