Print made by Thomas Jeavons, ca. 1800–1867, British, Devonport and Dockyard, Devonshire, 1827-1838
- Title:
- Devonport and Dockyard, Devonshire
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1827-1838
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with chine collé, graphite, and white chalk; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 1/2 inches (29.2 × 44.5 cm), Plate: 10 × 12 inches (25.4 × 30.5 cm), Image: 6 3/8 × 9 5/8 inches (16.2 × 24.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 237"; lower left: "7/14 | Devonport & Dockyard"; lower center: " X X X Too open | Several Lines thus behind the ships I could wish to be removed"; along right margin: "I have made a mistake and touched the India proof | Can you get me another taken off before your work"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "P/ ua/ "; attached label with transcription of Turner's notes
Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498a); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered below image: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A. | Etch'd by T. Jeavons 1829"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6950
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- dockyard | marine art | river
- Associated Places:
- Devonport | Devonshire | England | Plymouth | Tamar | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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