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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex, 1811

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Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Engraved by William Say, 1768–1834
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851

Title:

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex

Part Of:

Collective Title: Liber Studiorum

Date:

1811

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 17 1/8 inches (28.6 × 43.5 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (21 × 28.9 cm), Image: 7 × 10 1/4 inches (17.8 × 26 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "34. I. | ld"; lower right: "1"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "34 I"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery, 1924, ex. G.E.Blood"

Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector’s mark: G. E. Blood (Lugt 265c)

Lettered above image: "M"; below image: "Drawn & Etched by T.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A. | Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester | MARTELLO TOWERS NEAR BEXHILL, SUSSEX | Published June 1811, by T.M.W. Turner Queen Ann Street West"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.8144

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26258

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