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Creator:
Print made by Edward Francis Finden, 1791–1857
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
The Plain of Troy
Additional Title(s):
Title-page Vignette to Volume VII of 'The Works of Lord Byron'
Part Of:

Collective Title: Byron's Life and Works

Date:
1832-1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 3/4 inches (43.5 × 29.8 cm), Plate: 9 1/4 × 6 7/8 inches (23.5 × 17.5 cm), Chine collé: 9 × 6 3/8 inches (22.9 × 16.2 cm), Image: 3 1/4 × 3 1/2 inches (8.3 × 8.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.417"; lower left: "Plains of Troy | VII"; lower right: "Byron"

Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7442
Classification:
Posters
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape (environment)
Associated Places:
Turkey
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16399
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