Etched and engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, The Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey, 1812
- Title:
- The Crypt of Kirkstall Abbey
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1812
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 5/8 × 16 1/4 inches (27 × 41.3 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 11 1/2 inches (21 × 29.2 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (18.1 × 26.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "39"; lower right: "2nd State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "'The Crypt of Kirkstall Abby' - (Really an undercroft)"; lower right: "Second State | (Z.W. Aug 42)"
Collector’s mark: Frank Hurlbutt (Lugt 5906)
Lettered above image: "A"; below image: "Drawn Etched & Engraved by I.M.W.Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P. | Original Drawing in the Possession of John Soane Esqr. R.A. Professor of Architecture | Published Feby. 11, 1812, by I.M.W.Turner, Queen Ann Street West. | 23 Ins. by 36 Ins."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14001
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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