Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Etched and engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Entrance of Calais Harbour
Date:
1816
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 16 inches (27.9 × 40.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "55"; lower right: "4th State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "bet 3+4 55 | L 3+"; lower left: "2/2/"; lower right: "4th State | Hampstead 1922"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13987
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
channel (water body component) | marine art
Associated Places:
Dover, Strait of | English Channel | Calais | France
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38770