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The Fighting Téméraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up

Engraver Thomas Abiel Prior British
Publisher Henry Graves & Co. British
October 1, 1886
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Fighting Téméraire Tugged to Her Last Berth to Be Broken Up
  • Engraver: Thomas Abiel Prior (British, 1809–1886 Calais)
  • Artist: After Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, London 1775–1851 London)
  • Publisher: Henry Graves & Co. (British, active 1827–1926)
  • Date: October 1, 1886
  • Medium: Etching and engraving on chine collé; proof before title and artists' names
  • Dimensions: Plate: 20 7/8 × 28 1/16 in. (53 × 71.3 cm)
    Sheet: 25 7/8 × 34 7/16 in. (65.8 × 87.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
  • Object Number: 49.40.236
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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