Print made by William Say, 1768–1834, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Brougham Castle, near the Junction of the Rivers Eamont and Lowther
Date:
1823 to 1827
Materials & Techniques:
Mezzotint, with graphite and scratching out; touched engraver's proof (a) on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 3/4 × 15 1/2 inches (27.3 × 39.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, center right: "window in the tower | [...] and tower the light very tender"; lower left: "X X X Put a ground over this and light drawn & give inequality of texture"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "Engraver's Proof with I: In: Turner's | Autograph Draw<...> | from the Beauford Sale"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.8276
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
rivers | castle | landscape (representation)
Associated Places:
Lowther | Eamont | Brougham Castle | England | Cumbria