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Charles Turner
1774-1857
Lake of Thun, Swiss. / drawn & etchd by J.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. ; engraved by C. Turner.
London : Published June 10. 1808 by C. Turner No. 50 Warren Street Fitzroy Square, [1808
mezzotint and etching
image: 181 x 262 mm; plate mark: 208 x 289 mm; sheet: 275 x 356 mm
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
1986.2588
Notes
Plate 15 issued in part III of J.M.W. Turner's Liber studiorum.
Printed in red-brown ink.
Second state, with lined (as opposed to open) capital "M" above the image and the title in lined capitals below the image.
Printed in red-brown ink.
Second state, with lined (as opposed to open) capital "M" above the image and the title in lined capitals below the image.
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed "15 ii" in pencil at lower right.
Provenance
Given to Gordon N. Ray by Helen Sutherland; from the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Summary
A lake surrounded by cliffs rising on either side, the surface disturbed by a storm; three boats on the river, and in the foreground several figures with bales and a cart on the shore.
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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