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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Dunstanborough Castle, 1808

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Engraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851

Title:

Dunstanborough Castle

Part Of:

Collective Title: Liber Studiorum

Date:

1808

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 5/8 × 17 1/8 inches (29.5 × 43.5 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (21 × 29.2 cm), Image: 7 1/4 × 10 1/2 inches (18.4 × 26.7 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left:"F.14 II"; lower right: "(before the no. 3 [...]) | ex. B. 7166 | 3" inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "June 6 | (2) 7M-"

Lettered above image: "A"; below image: "Drawn & Etched by J.M.W.Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. | Engraved by C.Turner | Dunstanborough Castle the Picture in the possession of W. Penn Esqr. | London, Published June 10, 1808 by C.Turner, No. 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square"; scratched lettering lower left: "Proof"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14022

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

castle | coast | hill | landscape | ruins

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38808

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