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Charles Turner
1774-1857
Mt. St. Gothard / drawn & etch'd by J.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. ; engraved by Chas. Turner.
London : Published Feby. 20. 1808, by C. Turner, No. 50. Warren Street, Fitzroy Square, [1808
mezzotint and etching
image: 177 x 260 mm; plate mark: 206 x 290 mm; sheet: 271 x 367 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2587
Notes
Plate 9 issued in part II of J.M.W. Turner's Liber studiorum.
Printed in reddish brown ink.
With the initials "M.S" in open capitals above the image; title in open capitals below the image.
Printed in reddish brown ink.
With the initials "M.S" in open capitals above the image; title in open capitals below the image.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "9 iii/vi" in pencil at lower left.
Provenance
Given to Gordon N. Ray by Helen Sutherland; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A mountainous landscape, with slopes running diagonally inwards from both sides; in the foreground, a laden mule driven along a road cut into the rock.
Associated names
Ray, Gordon Norton, 1915-1986, former owner.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, artist, etcher.
Turner, J. M. W. (Joseph Mallord William), 1775-1851, artist, etcher.
Artist
Classification
Department
Century prints
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