Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Mt. St. Gothard

Date:

1808

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 1/4 inches (29.8 × 43.8 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "9I"; lower right: "DVC VII"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "£l"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery, 1924, ex. G.E.Blood"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.8106

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

mountains | cliffs | snow | rocks (landforms) | animal

Currently On View:

Not on view

Exhibition History:

Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)

Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)

Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26125