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Creator:
Print made by John Horsburgh, 1791–1869
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Formerly attributed to William Miller, 1796–1882
Title:
Hotel de Ville, Paris
Additional Title(s):
Title-page Vignette to 'Life of Napoleon'
Part Of:

Collective Title: Scott's Prose Works

Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper with cream chine-collé
Dimensions:
Sheet: 16 1/8 × 10 1/2 inches (41 × 26.7 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/2 inches (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.525"; lower center: "First State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left to lower right: "Illustrations to Scott's Prose Works 1834 | Hotel de Ville Paris. | Engraver was not Miller but | J. Horsburgh | (Spencer April 46)"

Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W. Miller."; lettered, lower center: "Edinburgh, Published 1834, by Robert Cadell; & Hodgson, Boys & Graves, London."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13682
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject | bridge | city hall | cityscape | square (open space)
Associated Places:
France | Hôtel de Ville, Paris | Paris | Place de l'Ho^tel-de-ville | Pont d'Arcole | Île-de-France
Access:
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39566
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