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Boats carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men-of-War in 1665

Print
1907 (made)
Artist/Maker
Short, Frank (Sir) (made)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

Mezzotint of small boats sailing in rough waters to a larger boat in the distance.


Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Print
TitleBoats carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men-of-War in 1665 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Plate
Mezzotint
Brief description
Mezzotint by Sir Frank Short, "Boats carrying out Anchors and Cables to Dutch Men-of-War in 1665." From the painting by J. M. W. Turner. Great Britain, ca. 1880-1919.
Physical description
Mezzotint of small boats sailing in rough waters to a larger boat in the distance.
Dimensions
  • Plate height: 21 11/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Plate width: 26 15/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Mezzo. surface height: 20 3/8in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Mezzo. surface width: 25 15/16in (Note: Measurement from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil Frank Short. Lettered in script, at lower edge of plate London, published October 1st 1907 by Robt Dunthorne, 5, Vigo Street, London, W. (Inscription from: Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Credit line
Presented by the Artist, in memory of his son, Captain Francis Leslie Short, who died on Active Service, June 3, 1916.
Subjects depicted
Boats
Sea
Ship
Associations
Turner, Joseph Mallord William
Dunthorne, Robert
Netherlands
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.2540-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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