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Print made by James T. Willmore, 1800–1863, British, Destruction of Both Houses of Parliament, 1835
- Title:
Destruction of Both Houses of Parliament
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1835
- Medium:
- Line engraving, engraver's proof on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 1/8 × 11 1/2 inches (41 × 29.2 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 inches (21.6 × 13.7 cm), Chine collé: 8 3/8 × 5 1/16 inches (21.3 × 12.9 cm), Image: 4 3/4 × 3 5/8 inches (12.1 × 9.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.332"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Engraver's Proof | Keepsake | Burning of the House of Parliament [...] 1835"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "St. Marks impr. has - left J.M.W. Turner R.A. - R-J.T.Williamson | Center [...] Destruction of both Houses of Parliament | by [...] oct. 16. 1834."; inscribed in graphite, vero, lower right: "Above plate mark London Published by 1835 for the Proprietor [...]"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7188
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | cityscape | historical subject | palace | river
- Associated Places:
- House of Commons | London | Palace of Westminster | Thames | Westminster
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17449
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