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:

The Farm-yard with the Cock

Date:

1809

Materials & Techniques:

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

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/4 × 16 3/8 inches (28.6 × 41.6 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "17 I."; lower right: "Dup I."; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "29/1/58"; upper right: "4"; lower left: "17. I"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery, 1924, ex. G.E.Blood"; lower right: "[...]first"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.8119

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

plow (agricultural equipment) | farmers | country (rural landscape) | pigs | animals

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26152