Print made by William Finden, 1787–1852, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Drachenfels
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; early engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 17 7/16 inches (30.6 × 44.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 412. Early Engraver's Proof"; lower left: "Early Engraver's Proof | 412 E.P. Before light in sky (Centre) & on water in foreground, &c."; lower right: "[5195]"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "The Drachenfells"; lower right: "5. Engraver's Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7437
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hills | mountain | ruin | river | landscape (representation)
Associated Places:
Rhine | Siebengebirge | North Rhine-Westphalia | Drachenfels | Germany