Print made by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791–1873, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Catwater, Entrance to Plymouth Sound
Date:
1828 to 1856
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint with chine collé; proof before letters on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 14 3/8 inches (29.2 × 36.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 789"; lower center: "First State of the Reprint"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left to lower right: "Catwater | Turner - Lupton | Earliest state of the reprint from the unpublished plate. Reprinted in Ruskin's 'Harbours of England' | (Bloomsbury St. Aug 48)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection