Print made by William Davison, active 1813–1843, Fishing Boats off Calais (The Pas de Calais), 1830
- Title:
- Fishing Boats off Calais (The Pas de Calais)
- Date:
- 1830
- Materials & Techniques:
- Mezzotint, with graphite, white chalk, and scraping out; engraver's proof (c), touched proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 18 1/2 × 25 1/8 inches (47 × 63.8 cm), Image: 15 3/8 × 22 7/8 inches (39.1 × 58.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 796 (c)"; lower left: "32 | (c) Touched by Turner"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "Henry Co"; lower left: "a/ a/ | Ag 10"; lower right: "Touched Proof | &R &R Unique"
Stamped on verso: 29371
Lettered upper center: "PAS DE CALAIS"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8342
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31106
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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, pp. 27, 30, no. 110, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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