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Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Melun
Part Of:

Collective Title: Turner's Annual Tour- The Seine

Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, engraver's proof (early) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches (21.6 × 33.7 cm), Plate: 5 7/8 × 9 inches (14.9 × 22.9 cm), Image: 3 7/8 × 5 1/4 inches (9.8 × 13.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 491 (E.P. Early.) 1."; 491 Melun. Very early engraver's proof not [...]. Before [...] names engraved. Before lights in sky shone from towns, before smoke was shaped, before many darks in [...] figs. together"

Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "William Miller."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7662
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bridge | cityscape | river | steamboat
Associated Places:
Europe | France | Melun | Seine
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16542
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