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; engraver's proof (aa) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 7/8 inches (43.5 × 30.2 cm), Plate: 9 × 6 inches (22.9 × 15.2 cm), Chine collé: 8 3/8 × 5 3/8 inches (21.3 × 13.7 cm), Image: 4 × 3 5/8 inches (10.2 × 9.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.453. (aa)"; lower left: "453 | Heve"; lower center: "(More advanced than Rawlinson's E.P. (a)) | Engraver's proof (a) w.a.l. Moon almost clear of clouds - Light in towers hardly visible"; lower right: "(Only 2 other recorded. R. & Th. - not in B.M.)"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7533
- 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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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51407
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