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Ships in a breeze
1808
from Liber Studiorum, part II, 20 February 1808
Medium
etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink
Measurements
18.3 × 25.9 cm (image) 19.7 × 25.9 cm (image and text) 20.8 × 29.3 cm (plate) 29.6 × 43.9 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Rawlinson 10 i/iv; Finberg 10 i/v; Whitman (1907) 872 i/iv (C. Turner)
Edition
1st of 5 states
Printing/Publishing
published by Charles Turner, London, 20 February 1808
Inscription
printed in brown ink u.c.: M
printed in brown ink l.l.: Drawn & Etchd by J.M.W. Turner Esqr (r in superscript above . ) R.A.P.P.
printed in brown ink l.c.: In the possession of the Earl of Egremont. / London Published Feby (y in superscript above . ) 20. 1808. by C. Turner No (o in superscript above . ) 50, Warren Street Fitzroy Square.
printed in brown ink l.r.: Engraved by Chas (s in superscript above . ) Turner.
Accession Number
2143-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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