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Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869, British, Hotel de Ville, Paris, 1834-1836

Creator:

Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Formerly attributed to William Miller, 1796–1882

Title:

Hotel de Ville, Paris

Additional Title(s):

Title-page Vignette to 'Life of Napoleon'

Part Of:

Collective Title: Scott's Prose Works

Date:

1834-1836

Materials & Techniques:

Etching, line engraving, and graphite; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé

Dimensions:

Sheet: 13 1/2 × 11 1/2 inches (34.3 × 29.2 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/8 inches (10.2 × 7.9 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 525 | Hotel de Ville, Paris - Engraver's Proof drawn and written on by Turner"; center: "Sky [...] | All lighter | allmost white [...]"; lower center: "the sky must be made all flat. The white paper taken away and the white reduced to a light tone, it doth no good to the Building but harm in its present state, and the whole of the Building not rich enough of Ornament (it looks in Nature like Lace), niches and figures between on the Second Story. Window dressings, tops and upper or garrett windows particularly rich, loaded with small ornaments and foliage. Large figures supported by the Clock, Sun-dial and Globe above. In short your building is too much cut up by lines, too much architecture mad out which makes it look poor instead of Rich"; center right: "I fear I must trouble you to send it to me again | J.M.W.T"

Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498a); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Signed in graphite, center right: "J.M.W.T."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.7759

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

architectural subject | bridge | city hall | cityscape | square (open space)

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51539

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