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Print made by S. Fisher, active 1831–1844, Mount St. Michael, Cornwall, 1838

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Creator:

Print made by S. Fisher, active 1831–1844
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, born in London, England,1775; active in England; died in London, England, 1851

Title:

Mount St. Michael, Cornwall

Part Of:

Collective Title: Picturesque Views in England and Wales

Date:

1838

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and engraving with graphite, scraping out, and chine-collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 inches (29.8 × 43.8 cm), Plate: 9 1/2 × 12 1/2 inches (24.1 × 31.8 cm), Image: 6 1/2 × 9 1/2 inches (16.5 × 24.1 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.304"; center left: "all the markings | in the Sky soften'd"; lower left: "all the Sand | full of dry point here | [...] the front"; center right: "all the line work [...] lost on the flat ground | under the ship"; lower center: "The Same"; lower left: "Touched proof with Turner's instructions"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "e/ eml/"; lower left: "6930"

Turner sale mark: J.M.W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

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