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Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Lake of Thun, Switzerland, 1808

Creator:

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

Title:

Lake of Thun, Switzerland

Additional Title(s):

Lac du Thun

Part Of:

Collective Title: Liber Studiorum

Date:

1808

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink Engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 11 inches (20 × 27.9 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (18.1 × 26.4 cm), Mount: 12 × 17 5/8 inches (30.5 × 44.8 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "C.Turner"; inscribed on mount in graphite, center right: "This ridge in the clouds | [...]"; lower left: "Earliest State | 6-2 | B"; lower right: "Engraving Proof"

Watermark on mount: "Galerie di Florence"

Scratched letters below image: "Lac. du Thun"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.8116

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

Associated Places:

Lake Thun | Switzerland

Access:

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Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26139

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