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Creator:
Print made by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791–1873
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Wrapper to 'The Ports of England'
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Ports of England, 1826-1828

Collective Title: The Harbours of England, 1828-1856

Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, brown wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 20 × 13 3/8 inches (50.8 × 34 cm), Plate: 18 × 11 3/4 inches (45.7 × 29.8 cm), Image: 6 1/2 × 4 3/4 inches (16.5 × 12.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "R. 778"

Lettered, upper left: "No.---"; lettered, upper center: "DEDICATED WITH PERMISSION TO HIS MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY | GEORGE THE FOURTH. | PORTS OF ENGLAND | ENGRAVED BY THOMAS LUPTON | FROM ORGINAL DRAWINGS MADE EXPRESSLY FOR THE WORK BY | J.M.W. TURNER, R.A."; lettered, lower center: "1826 | EACH NUMBER WILL CONTAIN TWO PLATES -- TWELVE NUMBERS TO FORM A VOLUME. | PRICE OF EACH NUMBER...PRINTS s.c. | 8.6 | Do. PROOFS ON FRENCH PAPER 12.6 | Do. INDIA PAPER PROOFS 14.0 | LONDON. | PUBLISHED BY THOMAS LUPTON, 7 LEIGH STREET, BURTON CRESCENT."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13916
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39413
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