Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (1775 - 1851) was an English painter, printmaker, and watercolorist.
Charles Turner (1774 - 1857), not a relative to JMW Turner, was an English mezzotint engraver and draughtsman.
Title: Shields on the river Tyne.
Signed and titled in the plate: Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A. Engraved on Steel by Chas. Turner. Shields on the River Tyne.
Publisher proof and date: Rivers of England Plate 1. London Published June 2 1823 by W. B. Cooke 9. Soho Square.
Materials and Techniques: Mezzotint on paper. Matted and framed.
Dimensions: Image 6" x 8 1/2". Plate 7 3/4" x 10 1/4". Framed 18" x 20 1/2".
Publication: The Rivers of England. London, 1823 - 1827.
Condition: Foxed sheet, with numerous small, irregular specks. Unexamined outside of frame.
Catalog raisonne: The Engraved Work of J.M.W. Turner, R.A. by William George Rawlinson. London, 1908. No. 752.
Museum: Tate: T04790.