Print made by Frederick Bacon, 1803–1887, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Temptation of the Pinnacle
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine-collé; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 1/8 × 11 3/4 inches (43.5 × 29.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 602 (b); lower left: "The Temptation on the Pinnacle - Engraver's Proof"; lower right: "Unfinished in many slight details - Before the alterations on the ^ Pinnacle"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection