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Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Mounted on print by Henry Moses, ca. 1782–1870
after James Hakewill, 1778–1843
Title:
Sandy Knowe, or Smailholm Tower
Additional Title(s):

Vignette to 'Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott'

Verso: Galleria delle Statue
Part Of:

Collective Title: Lockhart's Life of Scott

Date:
1839
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper mounted on verso of canceled intaglio print
Dimensions:
Sheet: 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 inches (11.4 × 8.6 cm), Mount: 9 × 12 inches (22.9 × 30.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "R 566"; on verso in graphite, lower center: (Southampton July 43)

Lettered, lower left: "Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W. Miller."; lettered, lower center: "Sandy Knowe, or Smaitholm"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13724
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
lake | landscape (representation) | literary theme | tower (single built work)
Associated Places:
Sandyknowe Farm | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Smailholm | Smailholm Tower
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51635
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