Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, BritishPossibly engraved by Henry Dawe, 1790–1848, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Stork and Aqueduct
Date:
between 1813 and 1823
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; modern impression on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 1/4 inches (29.2 × 43.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Four Known | -W.G.R."; lower center to lower right: "Only three original impressions - plate sold in 1873 - many prints later [...] - this a fairly | good one."; lower right: "Stork & Aquaduct | or Heron's Pool | Etch'd by Turner | Engraved by Dawe?"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "No.83 Unpublished"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection