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Creator:
Print made by Samuel Fisher, 1806–1851
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Sheerness & the Isle of Sheppey, with the Junction of the Thames & Medway from the Nore
Date:
between 1821 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with graphite and white chalk; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 1/8 inches (29.5 × 41 cm), Plate: 9 7/8 × 12 1/8 inches (25.1 × 30.8 cm), Image: 8 3/8 × 11 1/8 inches (21.3 × 28.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left to lower right: "R.168A. Unfinished plate of unknown date & origin; lettering differs to that documented by R. - Touched barrel floating | pencil & chalk | pennant r&l | chalk | boat foreground | chalk | boat | unrecorded"; lower right: "AEC"

Scratched lettering below image: "Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey, with the Junction of the Thames and Medway from the Nore. | J.M.W. Turner deln. | J. Fisher Sc."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2020.2.5
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82433
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