Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James C. Allen, active 1821–1831, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Aldborough
Date:
ca. 1830
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, finished state on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 21 7/8 inches (37.1 × 55.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.308"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Aldborough - Unpublished. First State. Etched by altered to Engraved by - Gulls added in left foreground Sea and all lights heightened - Many high clouds in sky. &c. &c. final"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "12 3/4 9 1/8"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7138
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
marine art | ruins | sea
Associated Places:
All Saints Church Ruins | North Sea | Suffolk | Aldeburgh | England | United Kingdom
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17392