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:

The Hindoo Worshipper

Date:

1811

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 7 1/8 × 10 3/8 inches (18.1 × 26.4 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "23"; lower right: "Third State"; inscribed on verso of mount in graphite, lower left: "Turner-Dunkarton. Jan 1 1811"; lower center: "Known as | 'The Hindu Worshipper - Hindu Devotions' (really Italian. The shrine is Virgin & Child)"; lower right: "(J.W. Jan 1940)"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14015

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

trees | temple | landscape

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38801