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Print made by William Forrest, 1802–1889, Fingal's Cave, Staffa, 1836
- Title:
- Fingal's Cave, Staffa
- Additional Title(s):
- Vignette to 'Lord of the Isles'
- Date:
- 1836
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 5 5/8 × 3 3/8 inches (14.3 × 8.6 cm), Image: 3 × 2 1/4 inches (7.6 × 5.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphte, lower center: "Boscombe Feb 44"
Lettered upper center: "LORD OF THE ISLES | BY | SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART."; lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W.Forrest."; lettered, lower center: "Fingal's Cave Staffa | ROBERT CADELL EDINBURGH, WHITAKER & CO. LONDON | 1836."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.14074
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- basalt | cave | geology | landscape | ocean | rocks (landforms) | sea | water | waves (natural events)
- Associated Places:
- Argyll and Bute | Europe | Scotland | Staffa | United Kingdom
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49242
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