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Ships in a breeze

Ships in a breeze
 1808
from Liber Studiorum, part II, 20 February 1808

Medium
etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink
Measurements
18.3 × 25.9 cm (image) 19.7 × 25.9 cm (image and text) 20.8 × 29.3 cm (plate) 29.6 × 43.9 cm (sheet)
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Rawlinson 10 i/iv; Finberg 10 i/v; Whitman (1907) 872 i/iv (C. Turner)
Edition
1st of 5 states
Printing/Publishing
published by Charles Turner, London, 20 February 1808
Inscription
printed in brown ink u.c.: M
printed in brown ink l.l.: Drawn & Etchd by J.M.W. Turner Esqr (r in superscript above . ) R.A.P.P.
printed in brown ink l.c.: In the possession of the Earl of Egremont. / London Published Feby (y in superscript above . ) 20. 1808. by C. Turner No (o in superscript above . ) 50, Warren Street Fitzroy Square.
printed in brown ink l.r.: Engraved by Chas (s in superscript above . ) Turner.
Accession Number
2143-4
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display