Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray
Date:
ca. 1832
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink upper center: "Lady of the Lake | vol"; in pen and brown ink lower center: "Trossaes | from | Loch Achray"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.240
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
lady | trees | landscape | literary theme | cattle | lake | deer | illustration | mountains | design
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, pp. 34-5, no. 128, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, Academy Editions, London, 1979, p. 429, No. 1085, NJ18 T85 +W577 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1883