Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Hannibal Crossing the Alps
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 inches (23.5 × 33 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 703"; lower right: "R.A. 1812"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: " "Snowstorm: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps (with eleven lines from "M.S.P. Fallacies of Hope")"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection