Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British, The Simplon, 1834
- Title:
- The Simplon
- Additional Title(s):
- Title-page Vignette to 'Life of Napoleon'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving with chine collé; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 × 10 1/2 inches (40.6 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 inches (21.6 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (11.4 × 8.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.535"; lower center: "First state"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left to lower right: "The Simplon Scott's Prose works 1834 | 1st State"
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W.Miller."; lettered, lower center: "Edinburgh, Published 1834, by Robert Cadell; and Moon, Boys & Graves, London."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13692
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39580
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 36, no. 136, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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