Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Hospice of the Great St. Bernard II (The Dead-House)
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 × 10 inches (38.1 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 352"; lower center: "Engraver' Proof"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Turner-Smith."; lower center: "Great St. Bernard (2) Roger's Italy, Engraver's proof"; lower right: "one of Turner's proofs"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection