Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, BritishEngraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Lake of Thun, Switzerland
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 16 1/8 inches (27.9 × 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "15 I"; lower right: "Dup I"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "CW 49"; 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:
B1977.14.8117
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
seascape | landscape | lightning
Associated Places:
Switzerland | Lake Thun
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)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)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 15, no. 18, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)