Print made by Frederick Christian Lewis the Elder, 1779–1856, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
New Weir on the Wye
Date:
1825
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint; engraver's proof (b) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 5 1/2 × 7 3/4 inches (14 × 19.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "New Wier on the Wye | by J. M. W. Turner R.A."; lower left: "Proof"; lower right: "Printd. by FC Lewis"; inscribed on mount in graphite, upper left: "R. 776 | (b)"; lower left: "Eng. Proof cut before letters. | 'New Wier on the Wye' | Engraver's Proof - moon slighty smaller than afterwards & lights from forges less intense draft without the lettering similiar to [...] hands | New impession is cut down and [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection