Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James Tibbits Willmore, 1800–1863, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Mercury and Argus
Date:
1841
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; second state on thick, moderately textured, beige wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 29 1/2 × 22 3/4 inches (74.9 × 57.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.650"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "933/55 | 21/38"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8035
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architecture | cliff | landscape | bridge | livestock | trees | religious and mythological subject | sun | reflection | water | waterfall
Currently On View:
Not on view
Publications:
Turner et la couleur, Editions Hazan, Paris, 2016, pp. 109, 111, no. 87, NJ18 .T85 A12 2016 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25954