Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Fontainebleau
Date:
1835
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite, scraping out, and chine collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 1/4 × 8 1/2 inches (33.7 × 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "Falling Star"; center left: "off lightly | close work, the | [...]"; lower left: "close work"; center right: "Row of Torches | Glow"; lower left: "538"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7786
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, pp. 8, 36, no. 137, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51552