Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Trematon Castle, Cornwall
Date:
1827-1838
Materials & Techniques:
Etching, engraving, graphite, and scraping out with chine-collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 7/8 × 17 1/4 inches (30.2 × 43.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.246. E.P. Touched"; upper center: "These Clouds to be Softened almost to nothing with lighter [...] | Edges"; lower center: "Trematon Castle"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper right: "m-/"; lower right: "6946"; lower right: "A.W."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection