Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by Robert Dunkarton, 1744–1811, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Rispah: 2nd Book of Samuel, Chap. 21
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 1/4 × 11 inches (21 × 27.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "4(a)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1970.3.863
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
hill | riverbank | sacrifice | Old Testament | mourning | sackcloth | moon | mother | sons | religious and mythological subject | bodies | skeletons | death | torch | fire | landscape | alone
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:22554