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Creator:
Print made by William Say, 1768–1834
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
Brougham Castle, near the Junction of the Rivers Eamont and Lowther
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Rivers of England (River Scenery)

Date:
1823 to 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, with graphite and scratching out; touched engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 1/2 inches (27.3 × 39.4 cm), Plate: 7 7/8 × 10 inches (20 × 25.4 cm), Image: 6 × 8 1/2 inches (15.2 × 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, center right: "window in the tower | [...] and tower the light very tender"; lower left: "X X X Put a ground over this and light drawn & give inequality of texture"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "Engraver's Proof with I: In: Turner's | Autograph Draw<...> | from the Beauford Sale"

Collector’s mark: William Say (Lugt 2651); collector’s mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8276
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
castle | landscape (representation) | rivers
Associated Places:
Brougham Castle | Cumbria | Eamont | England | Lowther
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:30874
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