Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Château Gaillard, from the South
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving, engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 × 6 inches (22.5 × 15.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.473. E.P. (aa) 2."; lower left: "473. Early Eng Pf."; lower center: "Chateau Gaillard cliff in right was broken| Before chain [...] over river. Before added change in sky [...] [before] cast shadows"; lower right: "Ex H. P. Horne | unfinished | 5852"; inscribed in graphite on verso, lower left: "1835"; lower center: "Ruins of France | Cousen | Engravers proof | before [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection