Yale Center for British Art

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

Engraved by Robert Dunkarton, 1744–1811, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Rispah: 2nd Book of Samuel, Chap. 21
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 16 3/8 inches (27.3 × 41.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "(46)"; lower right: "3rd State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Strong Third State | (Watermark J. Whatman 1810) | (Z.W. Aug 42)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13995
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
woman | shroud | hood | torch | body | corpse | lion | field | trees | tree | skeleton | riverbank | river | bird | wheat | bundle | moon | moonlight | night | mother | cloud | crown | shadow | rock | protection | religious and mythological subject | landscape | Bible | Rizpah, in mourning garments watches over the dead, keeping off birds and wild beasts
Associated Places:
Jerusalem | Israel
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38778