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Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, British, The Temptation on the Mountain, 1835
- Title:
- The Temptation on the Mountain
- Additional Title(s):
- Title-page Vignette to 'Paradise Regained', Book III
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1835
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving with chine-collé; first published state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 3/4 inches (43.5 × 29.8 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 inches (21.6 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.2 × 8.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.601"; lower left: "The Temptation on the Mount."; lower left: "<Engraver's Proof> 1st Pub State"
Turner sale mark: J.M.W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "J. Cousen | J. Yates Printed"; lettered, lower center: "London, John "[Macrone], St. James Square & E Graves, King William St.,Strand"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7930
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51507
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