Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Calais
Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite, scraping out, and chine collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 10 1/2 inches (30.2 × 26.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.534"; upper center: "All the sky off to nothing, only the top of the | spire church visible at the top in shade | Town hall bright as possible"; center left: "Pine wood"; lower left to lower right: "Calais - Proof touched and scrapted by Turner - and with his instructions in margin"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection