Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Mew Stone at the Entrance of Plymouth Sound
Date:
1815
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 16 5/16 inches (27.9 × 41.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.97"; lower center: "Engraver's Proof"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Engravers proof (rare in this state)"; lower right: "£220 | (Bloomsbury, [...] Aug 48)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13242
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
island | bay (body of water) | sound
Associated Places:
Plymouth Sound | Great Mew Stone | Wembury Bay | Devon | England | United Kingdom | Europe