The Eddystone Lighthouse (after Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA )
Thomas Goff Lupton (Clerkenwell 1791 – London 1873)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1824
Materials
Glass, Oak, Paper
Measurements
170 x 255 mm
Order this imageCollection
Gunby Hall Estate, Lincolnshire
NT 636923
Summary
Print, engraving, The Eddystone Lighthouse (after Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA ) by Thomas Goff Lupton (Clerkenwell 1791 – London 1873). The lighthouse shown on a stormy night whipped around with waves,the semi-submerged mast and tackle of a ship foreground,another ship background left,a crescent moon amidst clouds. Published 1824. . No backboard. Mount covers inscription loose in frame. Silverfish damage.
Provenance
1990, purchased from J Montgomery-Massingberd.
Makers and roles
Thomas Goff Lupton (Clerkenwell 1791 – London 1873), engraver (printmaker) after Joseph Mallord William Turner, RA (London 1775 - Chelsea 1851), publisher