Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Decline of Carthage
Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 inches (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left": "R.710"; lower right: "R.A. 1817"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: " "The decline of the Carthage Empire" (with historical note & six lines of Turner's verse)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13849
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39244