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The entrance of the Medway: P.2011-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The entrance of the Medway
Shipping at the entrance of the Medway No.2
Liber Studiorum

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Short, Frank, Sir
Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-11) by Short, Frank, Sir

Dating

Production date: AD 1896

Note

Published state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 238 mm Width 310 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: letter S on shield

  • Text: S
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Etched & Engraved by F. Short 1896
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: THE ENTRANCE OF THE MEDWAY. / From an Unpublished Drawing for the Liber Studiorum in the possession of Sir J.C. Robinson
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Frank Short
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2011-R
Primary reference Number: 9427
Strange: 195
Hardie (Short): 44

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "The entrance of the Medway" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9427 Accessed: 2023-12-04 12:35:49

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