Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by William Say, 1768–1834, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex

Date:

1811

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 17 1/8 inches (28.6 × 43.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "34. I. | ld"; lower right: "1"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "34 I"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery, 1924, ex. G.E.Blood"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.8144

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26258