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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
- Part Of:
Collective Title: Cooke's Picturesque Views of the Southern Coast of England
- Date:
- 1815
- Medium:
- Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 5/8 × 16 inches (32.1 × 40.6 cm), Plate: 8 15/16 × 11 15/16 inches (22.7 × 30.3 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 left: "R.97. Etching; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "A.W."
Collector's mark: A. Wallis (not in Lugt)
Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner, Esq. R.A. | The Mew Stone. Entrance of Plymouth Sound"; lettered, lower right: "Etched by W.B. Cooke, 1815."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6615
- 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:15900
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