Print made by James C. Allen, active 1821–1831, British, Ehenbreitstein, During the Demolition of the Fortress in 1817 from the Quay at Coblentz, 1824
- Title:
- Ehenbreitstein, During the Demolition of the Fortress in 1817 from the Quay at Coblentz.
- Additional Title(s):
- Ehenbreitstein, During the Demolition of the Fortress in, 1817 from the Quay of Koblenz
- Date:
- 1824
- Materials & Techniques:
- Line engraving, engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 15 1/2 × 22 inches (39.4 × 55.9 cm), Plate: 10 1/4 × 14 1/16 inches (26 × 35.7 cm), Chine collé: 9 3/4 × 13 11/16 inches (24.8 × 34.8 cm), Image: 7 7/16 × 11 1/2 inches (18.9 × 29.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 202 (b)"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "202. E.P. (b) | Very Early Proof. | see wrong spelling, - Probably Turner's [...]"
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W.Turner R.A."; lettered, lower center: "EHENBREITSTEIN | during the Demolition of the Fortress in 1817 from the Quay of Coblentz. | Published for the Proprietor, J.C.Allen, 132 Gosworth Street May 1, 1824."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by J.C.Allen 1824"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6853
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | castle | church | cityscape | fortress | rivers
- Associated Places:
- Basilica of St. Castor | Ehrenbreitstein, Feste | Europe | Germany | Koblenz | Mosel | Philippsburg Castle | Rheinland-Pfalz | Rhine
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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