Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Davison, active 1813–1843

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Fishing Boats off Calais (The Pas de Calais)
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, with graphite, white chalk, and scraping out; engraver's proof (c), touched proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 18 1/2 × 25 1/8 inches (47 × 63.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 796 (c)"; lower left: "32 | (c) Touched by Turner"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "Henry Co"; lower left: "a/ a/ | Ag 10"; lower right: "Touched Proof | &R &R Unique"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8342
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, pp. 27, 30, no. 110, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:31106