Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

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

Engraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Ships in a Breeze

Date:

1808

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 8 × 11 inches (20.3 × 27.9 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on mount in graphite, upper left: "10"; lower left: "10"; lower right: "4th State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "(22)"; on mount in graphite, lower center: "Ships in a Breeze | The Egremont sea piece | Fourth State"; lower right: "[...] Nov 1931"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14025

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

sailboats | sea | clouds | waves (natural events)

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38811