Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Bass Rock
Date:
1826
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 14 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches (36.8 × 50.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Watermark: J Whatman; collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6848
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
ruin | castle | sea | marine art
Associated Places:
Bass Rock Castle | Bass Rock | East Lothian | Forth, Firth of | North Sea | United Kingdom | Scotland
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05)
Publications:
Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 20, no. 55, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)

Ian Warrell, Turner, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2025, pp. 23, 79, pl. 41, NJ18 .T85 W37 2025 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16240