Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Whitehaven, Cumberland
Date:
1837
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, 1st state on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/16 × 13 inches (25.6 × 33 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.299"; lower center: "First state"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Whitehaven Cumberland"; lower center: "Picturesque Views in England & Wales"; lower right: "In Turner's possession at his death first state 91"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection