Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

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

Engraved by Thomas Goff Lupton, 1791–1873, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

Watercress Gatherers, Rail's Head, Ferry Bridge, Twickenham

Date:

1819

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 1/2 inches (29.2 × 44.5 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "11"; lower left: "R.62 II | F. 62 II (ex. Turner sale, 1873)"; lower right: "B7823 c"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "94"; lower left: "Water Cress Gatherers"; lower right: "W.R.C."

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.13981

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38753