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Print made by Edward Francis Finden, 1791–1857, British, The Red Sea, at Suez, 1836

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Creator:

Print made by Edward Francis Finden, 1791–1857
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
after sketch by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson, 1797–1875

Title:

The Red Sea, at Suez

Part Of:

Collective Title: Finden's Landscape Illustrations to the Bible

Date:

1836

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and engraving with chine-collé on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 10 7/8 × 16 1/4 inches (27.6 × 41.3 cm), Plate: 7 × 9 7/8 inches (17.8 × 25.1 cm), Chine collé: 6 5/8 × 9 3/8 inches (16.8 × 23.8 cm), Image: 3 7/8 × 5 5/8 inches (9.8 × 14.3 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.573"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Finden's Illustrations to the Bible 1835"; lower right: "(Westborne Sep 44)"

Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A. from a sketch taken on the spot by J.C. Wilkinson, Esq."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by E. Finden. | EXODUS. XIV. 21. PSALMS. LXXVIII. 13. CVI. 7"; lettered, lower center: "THE RED SEA | At Suez. | London, Published 1835, by John Murray, & Sold also by C.Tilt, 86, Fleet Street."

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