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Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Longships Lighthouse, Lands End
Part Of:

Collective Title: Picturesque Views in England and Wales

Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, 3rd state on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 14 3/4 inches (27.3 × 37.5 cm), Plate: 10 × 13 1/16 inches (25.4 × 33.2 cm), Image: 6 1/2 × 10 inches (16.5 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.288"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "England & Wales Third state"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "80"

Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W.Turner R.A."; lettered, lower center: "Long ship's Light House | Land's End | London, Published 1836, for the Proprietor, by Longman & Co. Paternoster Row."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by W.R. Smith | Printed by Mc. Queen."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13404
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cape (landform) | lighthouse | marine art | sea
Associated Places:
Celtic Sea | England | English Channel | Land's End | Longships Lighthouse | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37294
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