Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Thomas Jeavons, ca. 1800–1867, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Vesuvius in Eruption
Date:
1827
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 3/16 × 16 15/16 inches (28.4 × 43 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.339"; inscribed in graphite, lower left: "Engraver's Proof: | Mount Vesuvious"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "39 | In "Friendships Offering" 1830"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7199
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16425