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Print made by Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, British, Barnard Castle, Durham, 1827-1838
- Title:
- Barnard Castle, Durham
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1827-1838
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving, with graphite, scraping out, and chine collé; touched engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 12 5/8 × 18 1/8 inches (32.1 × 46 cm), Plate: 9 7/8 × 11 7/8 inches (25.1 × 30.2 cm), Image: 6 5/8 × 9 1/4 inches (16.8 × 23.5 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 217 (E.P.) (2.); lower left: "217 Early E.P. Touched"; lower right: "<Wallis>"
Collector’s mark: A. Wallis (not in Lugt)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.6896
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- bridge | castle | landscape (representation) | river
- Associated Places:
- Barnard Castle | Barnard Castle Bridge | Durham | England | Teesdale | United Kingdom
- Access:
- On view
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17477
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These works typify the many topographical views that Turner created specifically for reproduction as prints. The watercolor (left) is one of a hundred such works that Turner produced for the long-running print series Picturesque Views in England and Wales (published 1825–38). Its subject is the twelfth-century ruin of Barnard Castle in northeastern England. Turner deliberately enhanced the romantic appeal of the scene by exaggerating the castle’s height above the river, including tiny figures to increase its apparent scale, and bathing the scene in diffuse, golden light. The print (right) shows how carefully the engraver translated Turner’s vivid colors into line and tone, including such subtle details as the light filtering through the castle windows and the minutely graduated shading of the sky above. Gallery label for J. M. W. Turner: Romance and Reality (Yale Center for British Art, March - 29, 2025 - July 27, 2025)
J.M.W. Turner: Romance & Reality (Yale Center for British Art, 2025-03-29 - 2025-07-27) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 21, no. 61, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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