Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray
Date:
ca. 1832
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (28.6 x 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink upper center: "Lady of the Lake | vol"; in pen and brown ink lower center: "Trossaes | from | Loch Achray"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1986.29.240
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
landscape | lake | trees | mountains | design | illustration | cattle | deer | lady | literary theme
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, pp. 34-35, no. 128, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA)

Ian Warrell, Turner, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2025, pp. 24, 88, 91, pl. 53, NJ18 .T85 W37 2025 (YCBA)

Andrew Wilton, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, Academy Editions, London, 1979, p. 429, no. 1085, NJ18 T85 +W577 OVERSIZE (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1883