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Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855, British, The Mewstone, Entrance of Plymouth Sound, 1815
- Title:
The Mewstone, Entrance of Plymouth Sound
- Date:
- 1815
- Medium:
- Line engraving, first published state on thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 14 9/16 × 22 5/16 inches (37 × 56.7 cm), Plate: 8 15/16 × 12 inches (22.7 × 30.5 cm), Image: 6 5/16 × 9 1/2 inches (16 × 24.1 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.97"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Elliot | first out [...] proof"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. | The Mew Stone, Entrance of Plymouth Sound"; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by W.B.Cooke1815."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6614
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bay (body of water) | island | sound
- Associated Places:
- Devon | England | Europe | Great Mew Stone | Plymouth Sound | United Kingdom | Wembury Bay
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:15899
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