Print made by Robert Wallis, 1794–1878, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Palais at Blois
Date:
1833
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof (a) on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 × 11 1/2 inches (43.2 × 29.2 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.436. (a)."; lower left: "R 436. EP 1 | No. 1 | Figures c. lighter than in No. 2 | [...]"; lower right: "Palais at Blois"; inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "5"; center right: "Engraver's Proof"; lower right: "[opening] made after is [prints ...] | only one figure on draft. | [...]"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection