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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, first published state on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 7/8 × 11 5/16 inches (42.9 × 28.7 cm), Plate: 8 9/16 × 6 inches (21.7 × 15.2 cm), Chine collé: 8 5/16 × 5 3/8 inches (21.1 × 13.7 cm), Image: 4 1/2 × 3 5/8 inches (11.4 × 9.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. | 332"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "First published State | Burning of the Houses of Parliament (Keepsake)"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "[5 8 or S S or 55]"
Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W.Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "J.T.Willmore"; lettered, lower center: "London, Published Octr. 1835, for the Proprietor, by C. Tilt, Fleet Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7189
- 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:17451
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