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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Holy Island Cathedral, 1808

Creator:

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

Title:

Holy Island Cathedral

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 1/2 × 16 7/8 inches (29.2 × 42.9 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (21 × 28.9 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 10 1/4 inches (18.1 × 26 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "11"; inscribed on verso in graphite: lower left: "2nd State"; lower center: [...]; lower right: "11 | (SW. Aug 42)"

Lettered above image: "A"; below image: "Drawn & Etchd by J.M.W.Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. | Engraved by Chas.Turner | HOLY ISLAND CATHEDRAL. | London, Published Feby. 20, 1808, by C.Turner, No.50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square.

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14024

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

architectural | cathedral | columns | island | ruins

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38810

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