Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Entrance to Fowey Harbour, Cornwall
Date:
1829
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, first published state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 15/16 × 21 1/16 inches (37.9 × 53.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Taylor Coll."; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Entrance to Fowey Harbour, Cornwall"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "1st pub. state Eng & Wales"; inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. | 225"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6919
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
castle | watchtower | marine art
Associated Places:
English Channel | St. Catherine's Castle | Fowey Blockhouse | Fowey Harbor | Cornwall | Fowey River | Fowey | United Kingdom | England
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)