Print made by John Pye, 1782–1874, British, Ehrenbreitstein, 1845
- Title:
- Ehrenbreitstein
- Additional Title(s):
- The Bright Stone of Honour and Tomb of Marceau, from Byron's 'Childe Harold'
- Date:
- 1845
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof (b) on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 23 3/4 × 34 1/2 inches (60.3 × 87.6 cm), Plate: 14 × 17 3/8 inches (35.6 × 44.1 cm), Chine collé: 13 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (34.3 × 42.5 cm), Image: 11 1/8 × 15 1/4 inches (28.3 × 38.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.662(b)"; lower left: "Engraver's Proof"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "S.Q.M.S. Esq."
Lettered below image: "J.M.W.Turner R.A. | John Pye, London 1845"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8061
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- castle | church | cityscape | landscape (representation) | river
- Associated Places:
- Basilica of St. Castor | Ehrenbreitstein, Feste | Germany | Koblenz | Mosel | Philippsburg Castle | Rheinland-Pfalz
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26040
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