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:
The Fifth Plague of Egypt
Date:
1808
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 3/4 inches (29.2 × 42.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "16"; lower right: "Dup. II"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "G <29 | 30> 16"; lower left: "16 I. | (C.J.Palmer 1868)"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery, 1924, ex G.E.Blood"; lower right: "2/12/"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14021
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
lightning | meteorology | landscape | pyramids | clouds | science | storm
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38807