Print made by William John Cooke, 1797–1865, Irishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Thames at Mortlake
Date:
1836-1838
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving; engraver's proof, touched on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center: "The sky roung the sun lighter tho' not in circles as far as the chalk. Thus to make the sky less flat- but do not impoverish your work- Piece of water at the top edge of the wall quite white. Do not in more closely the Trees above the Sun before you burnish the Light"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection