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The Shipwreck: P.780-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Shipwreck

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Greenaway, John
Painter: Turner, Joseph Mallord William (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1872-11-30

Note

Extra supplement to the London Illlustrated News, November 30, 1872.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 314 mm Width 465 mm
Sheet Height 350 mm Width 493 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: J. GREENAWAY. Sc.
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: THE SHIPWRECK / BY J. M. W. TURNER, R.A.
  • Location: Lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title

Inscription present: on a piece of paper pasted on top of the print

  • Text: EXTRA SUPPLEMENT TO THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, NOVEMBER 30, 1872.
  • Location: Upper centre
  • Method of creation: Printed

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.780-1991
Primary reference Number: 20702

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "The Shipwreck" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/20702 Accessed: 2024-05-02 02:13:53

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