Print made by Charles W. Sharpe, active 1858–1883after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
A Country Blacksmith
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 7/8 inches (24.8 × 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 696"; lower right: "R.A. 1807 SIR J. LEKESTER'S GALY 1819"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "A country Blacksmith disputing upon the price of iron, and the price charged to the butcher for shoeing his poney"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection