Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Melun
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; early engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 13 1/4 inches (21.6 × 33.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 491 (E.P. Early.) 1."; 491 Melun. Very early engraver's proof not [...]. Before [...] names engraved. Before lights in sky shone from towns, before smoke was shaped, before many darks in [...] figs. together"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7662
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
steamboat | river | bridge | cityscape
Associated Places:
Seine | France | Europe | Melun
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16542