Print made by W. R. Smith, active 1819–1851after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Leicester Abbey, Leicestershire
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving; engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 6 × 9 3/8 inches (15.2 × 23.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, upper left: "R.280 (a)"; lower left to lower right: "Leicester Abbey | Engraver's Proof (a) - Before the overflow of river was divided into two streams & before any down strokes on water in foreground. Before light on upper edge of moon."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection