Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Leicester Abbey
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Line engraving and etching, 2nd state on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 inches (27.3 × 38.1 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.280"; inscribed in graphite, lower center: "Second state"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower left: "Picturesque views in England & Wales"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower center: "Second state"; inscribed in graphite, verso, lower right: "(TW Jan 48) 72"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13400
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | architectural subject | religious and mythological subject | rock | horse (animal) | dog | tree | moon | ruins | girl | cloud | fog | river | field | grazing | cow | sheep | riverbank | reflection | tidal wave | man | distant view | water
Associated Places:
Leicester | Leicestershire | England | United Kingdom | River Soar | Leicester Abbey
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:37289