Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851, Dido and Aeneas; The Morning of the Chase, 1842
- Title:
- Dido and Aeneas; The Morning of the Chase
- Date:
- 1842
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving, with chine collé and graphite; touched engraver's proof (a) on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 21 1/8 × 28 1/8 inches (53.7 × 71.4 cm), Chine collé: 20 3/8 × 27 3/4 inches (51.8 × 70.5 cm), Image: 16 1/8 × 24 1/8 inches (41 × 61.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.652. Touched Proof"; lower left: "Engraver's Proof (a)"; inscribed by Turner, lower center: "Take This [...] away. Make it into a Lump, or Stones | XXX Less Marked. I really fear the plate is giving way. The Town looks so weak"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8038
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- arches | bridges | buildings | cityscape | columns | horses (animals) | landscape | men | religious and mythological subject | river | spears | trees | vegetation | women
- Associated People:
- Aeneas
Dido - Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:25960
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