Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Longships Lighthouse, Lands End
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, 1st published state on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 3/8 × 22 inches (41.6 × 55.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.288"; inscribed in graphite, lower left; "Long Ships Lighthouse | First Publishers State"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Eng & Wales"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7090
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cape (landform) | lighthouse | sea | marine art
Associated Places:
English Channel | Longships Lighthouse | Land's End | Celtic Sea | England | United Kingdom
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)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16362