M2285: Jason

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M2285

People

Charles Turner, British (Woodstock, England 1774 - 1857 London)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)

Title

Jason

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print

Date

1807

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/262156

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and mezzotint on off-white wove paper

Technique

Etching and mezzotint

Dimensions

sheet: 28.2 × 42 cm (11 1/8 × 16 9/16 in.)
plate: 20.8 × 29 cm (8 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: in plate, top margin, center: H
• inscription: in plate,lower margin, center: JASON. 3 by 4 / Published as the Act directs by J.M.W. Turner Harley Street.
• inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Engraved by C. Turner.
• inscription: in plate,lower margin, left: Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner R.A. / Pict. 3 Ft. by 4.
• inscription: lower edge, to left, graphite: fourth state
• inscription: lower right corner, graphite: R. 6 / dupl. / 4th state, before / pebble in light before Jason in foreground
• collector's mark: lower left corner,black stamp: PC [interlaced]

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

iii/v

Standard Reference Number

Finberg, Rawlinson 6

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William N. Bullard

Accession Year

1923

Object Number

M2285

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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