M957: Peat Bog, Scotland

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M957

People

Etching by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Mezzotint by George Clint, British (London, England 1770 - 1854 Kensington, England)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)

Title

Peat Bog, Scotland

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1812

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/261813

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and mezzotint on off-white wove paper

Technique

Etching and mezzotint

Dimensions

sheet: 28.8 × 43.4 cm (11 5/16 × 17 1/16 in.)
plate: 20.8 × 29.2 cm (8 3/16 × 11 1/2 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, upper magin, center: M
• inscription: in plate,lower margin, right: Engraved by G. Clint
• inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Drawn & Etched by I.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.
• inscription: in plate, lower margin, center: Peat Bog, Scotland / Published April 23. 1812, by I.M.W. Turner, Queen Anne Street West.
• inscription: verso, graphite: R45 3rd or 4th st.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

iii or iv/v

Standard Reference Number

Finberg, Rawlinson 45

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. Denman W. Ross

Accession Year

1919

Object Number

M957

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/08/2018 - 03/19/2019

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