Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Print made by William Bernard Cooke, 1778–1855, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

after sketch by Henry Gally Knight, 1786–1846, British

Title:

Parnassus

Date:

1821

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 14 3/16 × 11 7/8 inches (36 × 30.2 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "This Plate was 'printed for some book privately published"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "([?]Sir R.C.Hoare)"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.6773

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16121