Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:: Richmond Hill and Bridge, Surrey
Date:: 1832
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving with graphite; touched engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 × 17 1/8 inches (30.5 × 43.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 257(b)"; lower left: "Richmond Hill and Bridge"; in artist's hand in graphite, center left: "Talbot | King's Head | Dr. Smith | to Bridge"; lower center: "Until the whole labor of Sky and Ground be toned down by more Work (with the graver) the other parts have | not their true value"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.7005
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: hill | bridge (built work) | genre subject | umbrellas | picnic
Currently On View:: Not on view
Exhibition History:: Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)
Publications:: Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 23, no. 69, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17181