Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, BritishEngraved by William Say, 1768–1834, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Juvenile Tricks
Date:
1811
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; engraver's proof (a), scratched on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (18.4 × 26.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "22. Juvenile Tricks. Engraver's Proof. | Ex Richard Redgrave, R.A."; lower center: "Earlier than E.P.(b.) as described; before lights on figures, etc, and before any lettering. | Probably same state as E.P.(a), in Boston Museum. Scratches, probably to cancel impression"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center left: "Before any lettering | 22. E.P./a/. Before lights on figures, etc. | ex R.Redgrave. Probably same as (a) in Boston | Before /b/"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection