- Title:
- The Channel Sketchbook
- Additional Title(s):
- Study of Clouds
- Date:
- ca. 1845
- Materials & Techniques:
- Sketchbook bound in red calf with marbled end papers, comprising 88 leaves with 74 watercolors and 26 graphite sketches on medium, slightly textured, white wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Binding: 4 inches (10.2 cm), Cover: 4 x 6 5/8 inches (10.2 x 16.8 cm), Sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 1/4 inches (9.5 x 15.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed inside front flyleaf in graphite: "Sketch Book of Turner's"
Label inside front cover: "PILSWORTH, | Stationer, Printer, | & Account Book | Manufacturer, | 16, Pudding Lane, | Near London Bridge."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1993.30.118
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors-Sketchbooks
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- channel (water body component) | marine art | sketchbook | sketches
- Associated Places:
- Boulogne | English Channel | Europe | Folkestone | France | La Manche | 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:4110
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