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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
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; third state on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 8 3/16 inches (28.3 × 20.8 cm), Plate: 9 1/4 × 7 inches (23.5 × 17.8 cm), Image: 3 × 3 1/2 inches (7.6 × 8.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.417"

Lettered, upper center: "WORKS | OF | LORD BYRON. | VOL. VII."; lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W. Turner, R.A. from a Sketch by W. Page."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by E. Finden."; lettered, lower center: "THE PLAIN OF TROY. | LONDON. | JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. | 1832."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13547
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape (environment)
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:40562
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