Print made by William John Cooke, 1797–1865, Irishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
The Thames at Mortlake
Date:
1836-1838
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite, scraping out, and chine-collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 × 11 7/8 inches (43.2 × 30.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center: "The sky round the sun lighter | tho' not in circles as far as the chalk | but not down to the horizon. | Thus to make the | sky less flat - but do not impoverish your work - | Piece of water at the top edge of the wall quite white. Do in more closely the Trees above the Sun | before you burnish the Light"; lower left: "The Thames at Mortlake - Proof written on by Turner | No. 3 | from J D Harding's collection"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection