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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, From Spenser's Fairy Queen, 1811

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts, active 1801–1846
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851

Title:

From Spenser's Fairy Queen

Part Of:

Collective Title: Liber Studiorum

Date:

1811

Medium:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 7/8 inches (29.2 × 42.9 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (21 × 29.2 cm), Image: 7 1/4 × 10 3/8 inches (18.4 × 26.4 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "36"; lower right: "3rd State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Third State"; lower right: "(ZW, Aug 1942)"

Collector’s mark: Frank Hurlbutt (Lugt 5906)

Lettered above image: "H"; below image: "Drawn & Etched by I.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A. | Engraved by T.Hodgetts | FROM SPENSER'S FAIRY QUEEN | Published June 1811, by I.M.W.Turner, Queen Ann Street West"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14004

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

landscape | literary theme

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38787

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