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Creator:
Print made by unknown artist nineteenth century
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Little Devil's Bridge
Additional Title(s):
Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ above Altdorft
Date:
between 1816 and 1820
Materials & Techniques:
Etching with graphite; touched engraver's proof on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 5/8 × 11 9/16 inches (21.9 × 29.4 cm), Plate: 6 1/8 × 8 1/16 inches (15.6 × 20.5 cm), Image: 4 3/16 × 6 1/16 inches (10.6 × 15.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "The Little Devil's Bridge (from the Liber Studiorum) | The only impression I have ever seen of this line Engraving."; lower right: "Probably about 1816-20 | JC"

Unidentified collector's mark: JC or TC monogram (not in Lugt)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6774
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | bridge | gorge (landform) | landscape (representation) | mountain
Associated Places:
Alps | Europe | San Gottardo, Passo del | Schweiz | Schöllenen Gorge | Teufelsbrücke
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16122
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