Yale Center for British Art

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

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Mew Stone. Entrance of Plymouth Sound
Date:
1815
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 16 5/16 inches (27.9 × 41.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.97"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Engraver's Proof"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "Engravers proof (rare in this state)"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "£220 | (Bloomsbury, [...] Aug 48"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13242
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
island | bay (body of water) | sound
Associated Places:
Plymouth Sound | Great Mew Stone | Wembury Bay | Devon | England | United Kingdom | Europe
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:36886