Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Hannibal Passing the Alps
Date:
1830
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 7/8 × 10 inches (37.8 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 356"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Turner W.R. Smith Rogers 'Italy'" lower center: "Hannibal passing the alps"; lower right: "First plate one of Turner's proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection