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Identification and Creation

Object Number
M2284
People
Etching and central landscape mezzotint by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Mezzotint border by J. C. Easling, British (active 1788-after 1814)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Title
Frontispiece
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1812
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/262192

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on off-white wove paper, darkened and foxed
Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate, upper margin, centered: The FRONTISPIECE to
  • inscription: in plate, in tablet above central landscape: LIBER STUDIORUM
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left, center, and right: Drawn Etched & the Centre Engraved by I.M.W. Turner, R.A.P.P. // is most respectfully presented to the subscribers, by J. M. W. Turner / Published May 23. 1812, by I.M.W. Turner, Queen Ann Street West // Engraved by I.C. Easling
  • inscription: in plate, in banner at left: Engraved by / Wm. Annis / G. Clint / I.C. Easling / R. Dunkarton / H. Daw / T. Hodgetts / S.W. Reynolds / W. Say / C. Turner / J.M.W. Turner

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
v/v
Standard Reference Number
Finberg, Rawlinson 1

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. William N. Bullard
Accession Year
1923
Object Number
M2284
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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