Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, BritishEngraved by George Clint, 1770–1854, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Procris and Cephalus
Date:
1812
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 1/8 × 16 1/8 inches (28.3 × 41 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "41"; lower right: "3rd State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "41/2"; lower center: "A Bright Impression a good third state"; lower right: "(Z.W. Oct 45)"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13999
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
tree | arrow | bow | quiver | man | woman | dog | death | woods | landscape | religious and mythological subject | literary theme | mourning | path | foliage | Cephalus inadvertently kills Procris | mourning of Procris | Metamorphoses