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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Peat Bog, Scotland, 1800s

Description

Maker

  • Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, English
  • George Clint, 19th century, British

Title

Peat Bog, Scotland

Year

1800s

Medium

etching; mezzotint

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • mezzotint

Supports

  • Heavy weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

20.8 x 29.1 cm (8 3/16 x 11 3/8 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil inscribed, UL:45. Part IX ; inscribed in left and right margins and crossed out:3 7/8 ; inscribed, UC:5(crossed out) 6" ; in bottom margin on left:8¼10(crossed out) 10" ; in bottom margin on right:7 x 10¼ opening; numbered, LR corner:#5[inscribed in a circle] Verso:in pencil inscribed, UL:Mrs Tagart/from E Harvey

Identification

State

iii/v

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Fazzano Brothers

Object Number

84.198.1163

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Peat Bog, Scotland with the accession number of 84.198.1163. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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