Print made by James Tibbits Willmore, 1800–1863, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Ancient Italy
Date:
1842
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving, with chine collé, graphite, white chalk, and scraping out; touched engraver's proof (a) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 26 3/4 × 38 1/2 inches (67.9 × 97.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "657(a) | Engraver's touched proof very rare"; lower left: "Engraver's Proof. Unfinished, with sketch by Turner in margin and varous touchings."; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "al No.2"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8047
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
river | cityscape
Associated Places:
Tiber | Rome | Italy
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 45, no. 191, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)