Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Hospice of the Great St. Bernard
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 10 1/8 inches (38.1 × 25.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 351"; lower center: "Engravers' Proof."; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Turner. W.R. Smith Roger's Italy"; lower center: "Gt. St. Bernard 1 Engraver's proof"; lower left: "one of Turner's proofs"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection