Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

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

Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts, active 1801–1846

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Ville de Thun, Switzerland

Date:

1816

Materials & Techniques:

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

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 5/8 × 17 1/8 inches (29.5 × 43.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "59. I."; lower right: "DVC. XI"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "59. I."; 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:

B1977.14.8175

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30573