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Print made by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791–1873

Calais Pier - English Packet Arriving

1827

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Accession Number

B1977.14.8337
Creator

Print made by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791–1873
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, born in London, England,1775; active in England; died in London, England, 1851
Title

Calais Pier - English Packet Arriving
Date

1827
Materials & Techniques

Mezzotint; engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions

Sheet: 23 1/4 × 39 1/8 inches (59.1 × 99.4 cm), Mount: 26 3/4 × 32 3/4 inches (67.9 × 83.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 791 (a)"; lower left: "Calais Pier | Early Trial Proof, before the Mast of the Packet was raised, and the top sail added, etc. <Probably the first Proof taken?>"; lower right: "from the late Mr. Lupton's Collection"
Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status

Public Domain
Classification

Prints
Collection

Prints and Drawings
Access

Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31091
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Ian Warrell, Turner, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2025, pp. 46, 77, 82, pl. 45, NJ18 .T85 W37 2025 (YCBA) [YCBA]

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