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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G5085
People
Etching by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Mezzotint by Thomas Goff Lupton, British (1791 - 1873)
Published by Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Title
Ben Arthur, Scotland
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1819
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279295

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on off-white wove paper
Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Dimensions
sheet: 28.5 x 41.5 cm (11 1/4 x 16 5/16 in.)
platemark: 21 x 29.2 cm (8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: etched in lower left of plate "Drawn and Etched by J.M.W Turner Esq. R.A.P.P"
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, center: Ben Arthur, Scotland. / London. Pub. Jan 1 1819 by J.M.W. Turner Queen Anne Str West.
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, right: Engraved by T. Lupton
  • inscription: in plate, upper margin, center: M
  • blind stamp: embossed in lower right of plate, overlay of letters : MW[?]
  • inscription: in plate, lower margin, left: Drawn. & Etched by I.M.W. Turner R.A.P.P.
  • inscription: lower left corner, graphite: 69

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
iii/iii
Standard Reference Number
Finberg, Rawlinson 69

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G5085
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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