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Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Fort Augustus
Additional Title(s):
Vignette to 'Tales of a Grandfather'
Part Of:

Collective Title: Scott's Prose Works

Date:
1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 10 1/2 inches (41 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 inches (10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 552"; lower center: "First state"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left to lower right: "Illustrations to Scott's Prose works 1836 | Fort-Augustus | 1st State | (Spencer April 46)"

Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W. Miller."; lettered, lower center: "Edinburgh, Published 1836, by Robert Cadell; & Hodgson & Graves, London."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13709
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bridge | lake | landscape (representation) | river
Associated Places:
Caledonian Canal | Fort Augustus | Highland | Ness, Loch | Oich | Old Bridge of Oich | Scotland | United Kingdom
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39602
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