Print made by Samuel Middiman, ca. 1750–1831, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Weathercote Cave when Half Filled with Water
Date:
1821
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof (aa) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 3/8 inches (29.2 × 41.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.188. E.P. (aa.)"; lower left: "between R's (a) and (b) | R.188 E.P.2"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Weathercote Cave"; lower right: "before Clouds were darkened | [...] Hatching on Water &c | Advanced state R.R."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection