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Creator:
Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Light Towers of the Hève
Additional Title(s):
Frontispiece Vignette to 'Wanderings by the Seine'
Part Of:

Collective Title: Turner's Annual Tour- The Seine

Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof (a) on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches (34.3 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 8 × 5 3/8 inches (20.3 × 13.7 cm), Chine collé: 7 3/4 × 5 1/8 inches (19.7 × 13 cm), Image: 4 × 3 5/8 inches (10.2 × 9.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.453 (a)"; lower left: "Light Towers of the Hêve (1)"; lower center: "Unfinished - Before any letters. Before highest clouds, & moon seen fully etc etc"

Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7532
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
harbor | lighthouses | marine art | river
Associated Places:
France | Le Havre | Le Phares de la Hève | Seine | Seine-Maritime
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16488
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