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Creator:
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Engraved by Charles Turner, 1774–1857
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Little Devil's Bridge over the Russ above Altdorft, Switzerland
Part Of:

Collective Title: Liber Studiorum

Date:
1809
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink; engraver's proof (f) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 17 3/8 inches (29.2 × 44.1 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 3/8 inches (21 × 28.9 cm), Image: 7 × 10 1/4 inches (17.8 × 26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "19. E.P. (f) | very fine Early | <Engraving> Proof | Before the MS at top | also name misspelled 'Alldorft'"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "e£ | 87870 | 19. E.P. (f)"; lower center: "Cotswold Gallery 1924, ex G.E.Blood"

Collector’s mark: G. E. Blood (Lugt 265c)

Lettered below image: "Drawn and Etched by J.M.W.Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. | Engraved by Chas.Turner | LITTLE DEVILS BRIDGE over the RUSS above ALLDORFT SWISSD. | London, Published March 29, 1809, by C.Turner, No.50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8123
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
bridge (built work) | cliff | mountain
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26162
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 15, no. 19, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]


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