Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Dido and Aeneas; The Morning of the Chase
Date:
1842
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with chine collé and graphite; touched engraver's proof (a) on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/8 × 28 1/8 inches (53.7 × 71.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.652. Touched Proof"; lower left: "Engraver's Proof (a)"; inscribed by Turner, lower center: "Take This [...] away. Make it into a Lump, or Stones | XXX Less Marked. I really fear the plate is giving way. The Town looks so weak"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8038
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
river | trees | vegetation | arches | columns | buildings | men | women | spears | horses (animals) | bridges | cityscape | landscape | religious and mythological subject