Print made by Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Havre, Tower of Francis I
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 5/8 × 9 inches (16.8 × 22.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.455 (a)"; lower left: "Havre, Tower of Francis I'; lower center: "Before light clouds over [steamer ...] and before lights on water [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7539
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tower (single built work) | river | channel (water body component) | marine art
Associated Places:
Tour de François ler | English Channel | Seine | Le Havre | France
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Carmen Casaliggi, John Ruskin, J.M.W. Turner and the art of water, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 2022, p. 121, fig. 3-5, NJ18 R895 C37 2022 (YCBA)