Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Mountainous Landscape with Town in Valley
Date:
ca. 1840
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite, gray wash and white chalk on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/8 x 11 1/2 inches (23.2 x 29.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink, lower left: "J.M.W.T. Late time | Slight. but precious. J Ruskin | Brentwood 1880"; in graphite, verso, upper center: "B 1 (underlined)"; in graphite, verso, lower center: "1937.590"; in graphite, verso, lower right: "/E"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Yale Art Gallery Collection, The Edwin Austin Abbey Memorial Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1979.12.808
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | trees | cliffs | mountains | town
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:5506