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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M2297
People
Etching by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Mezzotint by William Say, British, English (Norfolk county, England 1768 - 1834 London, England)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Title
Martello Towers near Bexhill, Sussex
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1811
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262153

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on off-white wove paper
Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: lower right corner, graphite: Dupl. / No. 34. / 34 / 2nd.State / darker cliff shadow + more [illeg.] on hill W.G.R.
  • inscription: in plate,upper margin,centered : M
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left, center, and right: Drawn & Etched by T.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A. // MARTELLO TOWERS NEAR BEXHILL, SUSSEX / Published June 1811, by T.M.W. Turner, Queen Ann Street West // Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iiiiv
Standard Reference Number
Finberg, Rawlinson 34

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William N. Bullard
Accession Year
1923
Object Number
M2297
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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