Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Lake of Thun, Switzerland
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink Engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 7/8 × 11 inches (20 × 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "C.Turner"; inscribed on mount in graphite, center right: "This ridge in the clouds | [...]"; lower left: "Earliest State | 6-2 | B"; lower right: "Engraving Proof"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8116
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
seascape | sailboats | landscape | lightning | men | waves (natural events)
Associated Places:
Lake Thun | Switzerland
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26139