Print made by John Wykeham Archer, 1808–1864, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Richmond Castle and Town
Date:
1820
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with chine collé, graphite, and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 3/8 inches (29.2 × 44.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "a | 170. E.P. touched"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "X Running Water"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "A Walli's | Richamond"; Inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "R.R. Engraver's Rare Proof | Touched Proof by Turner - Unique"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection