Print made by James Tibbits Willmore, 1800–1863, British, The Fighting Téméraire, between 1859 and 1861
- Title:
- The Fighting Téméraire
- Additional Title(s):
The Fighting Téméraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up
The OldTéméraire- Date:
- between 1859 and 1861
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, smooth, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 × 12 3/4 inches (22.9 × 32.4 cm), Image: 7 × 10 inches (17.8 × 25.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 738"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "The Fighting Temerarie tugged to her last berth to be broken up 1838 | The flag which braved the battle and the breeze | No longer owns her."
Lettered below image, lower left: "J.M.W. TURNER R.A. PINXT."; lower center: "THE FIGHTING TEMERARIE. | FROM THE PICTURE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY."; lower right: "J.T. WILLMORE, SCULPT."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13877
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- marine art | ship | steamboat | sunset
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39354
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