Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Longships Lighthouse, Land's End
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine-collé; engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/2 × 22 5/8 inches (41.9 × 57.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.288 (a)"; lower left: "Long Ships Lighthouse | Engraver's proof (a). Before drifting mist at top of cliff on right. Floating spar in center much smaller than afterwards."; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "P / o/-"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7088
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