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Identification and Creation

Object Number
G7857
People
Frank Short, British (1857 - 1945)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)
Title
Via Mala
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Swiss Bridge
Alternate Title: Devil's Bridge, Mont St. Gothard
Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1896
Places
Creation Place: Europe, United Kingdom
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/279436

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on off-white wove paper
Technique
Etching and mezzotint
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: in plate,lower margin, center: F. Short sculp: after J.M.W. Turner R.A. 1896. / VIA MALA
  • inscription: at lower platemark, right of center, graphite: Frank Short

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
Strange 213; Finberg, Rawlinson 78

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gray Collection of Engravings Fund
Object Number
G7857
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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