Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Basle, 1807
- Title:
- Basle
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1807
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 3/8 inches (29.2 × 41.6 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 1/8 inches (21 × 28.3 cm), Image: 7 1/4 × 10 1/8 inches (18.4 × 25.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "5.I"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Cotswold Gallery 1924, ex G.E.Blood"
Turner sale mark: J. W. M. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: G.E. Blood (Lugt 265c)
Lettered above image: "A"; below image: "Drawn & Etched by J.M.W.Turner R.A. | Engraved by C.Turner | BASLE | Published as the Act directs by J.M.W.Turner, Harley Street."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8100
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bridge (built work) | building | calashes | city | clouds | horses (animals) | people | river | rowboat | sun
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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