Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Torbay from Brixham
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 17 inches (29.5 × 43.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.111."; upper right: "54 | 40"; lower left: "499 | R.111. E.P. 3."; lower center: "^? pencil marks on clouds"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Edw. Barrett [...] | Sotheby 23.11.20 | 30 @ H A W"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6651
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
channel (water body component) | harbour | landscape (representation) | marine art
Associated Places:
English Channel | Brixham Harbour | Torbay | Brixham | Devon | England | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Romantic Print in Britain - Yale Center for British Art (Carnegie Museum of Art, 2004-02-14 - 2004-05-09)

The Romantic Landscape Prints - The Chiaroscuro of Nature (Yale Center for British Art, 2002-09-25 - 2002-12-29)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15975