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Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, British, The Temptation on the Mountain, 1835
- Title:
- The Temptation on the Mountain
- Additional Title(s):
- Title-page Vignette to 'Paradise Regained', Book III
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1835
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving with chine-collé; first state on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 16 × 11 inches (40.6 × 27.9 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 6 inches (21.6 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.2 × 8.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R.601"; lower center: "First state"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "The Temptation on the Mountain | 1st State | Milton 1835"; lower right: "one of Turner's Proofs"
Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498)
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "J. Cousens | J Yates Printer"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13734
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39633
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 37, no. 148, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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