Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Samuel Fisher, 1806–1851, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Sheerness and the Isle of Sheppey, with the Junction of the Thames and Medway, from the Nore
Date:
between 1821 and 1851
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite and white chalk; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 5/8 × 16 1/8 inches (29.5 × 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left to lower right: "R.168A. Unfinished plate of unknown date & origin; lettering differs to that documented by R. - Touched barrel floating | pencil & chalk | pennant r&l | chalk | boat foreground | chalk | boat | unrecorded"; lower right: "AEC"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2020.2.5
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:82433