Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by William Say, 1768–1834, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex

Date:

1811

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 7/8 inches (20 × 27.6 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "34"; lower right: "2nd State"; inscribed on verso of mount in graphite, lower right: "(E. Bournemouth Dec 46)"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14005

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38788