Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, British, Light Towers of the Hève, 1834
- Title:
- Light Towers of the Hève
- Additional Title(s):
- Frontispiece Vignette to 'Wanderings by the Seine'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving; Second State
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 1/4 × 10 7/8 inches (41.3 × 27.6 cm), Plate: 9 × 5 7/8 inches (22.9 × 14.9 cm), Chine collé: 8 3/4 × 5 5/8 inches (22.2 × 14.3 cm), Image:
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.453"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "'Turners' Annual Tour 1834.' Ruins of France Loire"; lower center: "2nd State"
Lettered, upper center: "TURNER'S | ANNUAL TOUR. | 1834."; lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "J. Cousen."; lettered, lower centter: "Light Towers of the Heve. | LONDON, PUBLISHED FOR THE PROPRIETOR, BY | MOON, BOYS AND GRAVES, 6, PALL MALL."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13578
- 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]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details. - Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:45301
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 41, no. 172, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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