Print made by James Tibbits Willmore, 1800–1863, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Bedford, Bedfordshire
Date:
1831
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof (b)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R. 255 (b) | Vol I Pl 47"; lower left: "Bedford"; in Turner's hand, upper right: "All the Town | is too much made out | all the wite paper | must be taken away | and lights lower'd | but not like X | which appears stippled"; lower center: "The down lines in the water are too visible by passing across the | light parts, or too wide or too squarely to the other lines"; lower right: "I want the upper part of the Sun | slightly marked by burnishing, thus"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6997
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
river | bridge | church | cityscape
Associated Places:
Bedford Town Bridge | St. Paul's Church | Great Ouse | Bedfordshire | Bedford | England | United Kingdom