James Mason, 1710–1783, Britishafter Thomas Smith of Derby, ca. 1720–1767, British
Title:
Matlock High-Torr
Date:
1766
Materials & Techniques:
Hand-colored engraving and etching
Dimensions:
Sheet: 15 5/8 x 22 3/8in. (39.7 x 56.8cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Engraved inscriptions: Below image at center "Matlock High Torr &c./ The River Derwent runs at the bottom of this Vast Rock, whose perpendicular height above the Water is 354 feet./ Pub Dec.r 1766 by T. Smith"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13129
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Nobleness and Grandeur - Forging Historical Landscape in Britain, 1760 - 1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 2005-01-27 - 2005-04-24)Fairest Isle - The Appreciation of British Scenery 1750-1850 (Yale Center for British Art, 1989-04-12 - 1989-06-25)
Publications:
Duncan Robinson, Fairest isle : the appreciation of British scenery, 1750-1850, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1989, pp. 15, 16, no. 117, ND1354.4 F35 (YCBA)