Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, BritishEngraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ above Altdorft, Switzerland
Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink Engraver's proof (f) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 3/8 inches (29.2 × 44.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "19. E.P. (f) | very fine Early | <Engraving> Proof | Before the MS at top | also name misspelled 'Alldorft'"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "e£ | 87870 | 19. E.P. (f)"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery 1924, ex G.E.Blood"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8123
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
cliff | bridge (built work) | mountain
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 15, no. 19, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)