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- Title:
- St. Mawes, Cornwall
- Date:
- ca. 1823
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor and scraping out on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (14.3 x 21.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, verso, upper left to upper center: "St. Mawes"
Signed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "JMW Turner"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1975.4.964
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cityscape | cliffs | fish | fishermen | marine art | mountains | people | rocks (landforms) | ships
- Associated Places:
- Carrick Roads | Cornwall | England | Europe | Fal | Falmouth | Pendennis Castle | Roseland peninsula | Saint Mawes | Saint Mawes Castle | United Kingdom
- 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:5454
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