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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5026
People
Etching by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Mezzotint by Charles Turner, British (Woodstock, England 1774 - 1857 London)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Title
Ships in a Breeze
Other Titles
Alternate Title: The Egremont Sea Piece
Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1808
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/278956

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on off-white laid paper
Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, upper margin, center: M
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left, center, and right: Drawn & Etch'd by J.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. // IN THE POSSESSION OF THE EARL OF EGREMONT 6 by 5 / London Published Feby. 20. 1808. by C. Turner No. 50, Warren Street Fitzroy Square // Engraved by Chas. Turner
  • inscription: lower left corner, graphite: 10

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iv/v
Standard Reference Number
Finberg, Rawlinson 10

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G5026
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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