Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869, British, Calais, 1836
- Title:
- Calais
- Additional Title(s):
- Vignette to 'Tales of a Grandfather'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1836
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with graphite and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 7/8 × 10 1/2 inches (30.2 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 2 5/8 inches (10.2 × 6.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.534"; upper center: "All the sky off to nothing, only the top of the | spire church visible at the top in shade | Town hall bright as possible"; center left: "Pine wood"; lower left to lower right: "Calais - Proof touched and scrapted by Turner - and with his instructions in margin"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7808
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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