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Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Venice, the Campanile
Additional Title(s):
Title-page Vignette to 'Life of Napoleon'
Part Of:

Collective Title: Scott's Prose Works

Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with graphite and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 inches (26.7 × 20.3 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/2 inches (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "JMWT all over [...] lighter and small lighter parts"; center right: "Horizontal Sky Lines" | "Clouds all the | markings softend down" | "Front [...] lights | and the Day Lights the [...] Col of the | Winged Lion"; lower center: "Steps very Light" | "Water strong rippling waves"

Lettered below image: "Turner R.A. | W. Miller"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7765
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51542
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