<< YCBA Home Yale Center for British Art Yale Center for British Art << YCBA Home

YCBA Collections Search

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

Collective Title: Scott's Prose Works

Date:
1834-1836
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with graphite and scratching out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/8 × 8 1/2 inches (33.3 × 21.6 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 3 × 3 1/4 inches (7.6 × 8.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.531"; center right: "This can make [...] cleared | lighter"; All the markings | of the | Sky [...] softend down | (Cloudy) Moon as bright as cas | be made. Star dim"; lower left: "15 | Vincennes - Proof drawn & written on by Turner"

Collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

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

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7771
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
Note: The Study Room is open by appointment. Please visit the Study Room page on our website for more details.
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51545
Export:
XML
IIIF Manifest:
JSON


If you have information about this object that may be of assistance please contact us.