Yale Center for British Art

Creator:: Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876, British
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:: Phryne Going to the Bath as Venus
Date:: between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:: Etching and line engraving on moderately thick, smooth, beige wove paper
Dimensions:: Sheet: 12 1/4 × 8 3/4 inches (31.1 × 22.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 737"; lower right: "R.A. 1838"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Phryne going to the Bath as Venus- Demosthenes taunted by Aeschines"
Credit Line:: Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:: Public Domain
Accession Number:: B1977.14.13876
Classification:: Prints
Collection:: Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:: cityscape | religious and mythological subject
Currently On View:: Not on view
Link:: https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39352