Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, Britishafter Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British
Title:
Venice, the Campanile
Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 inches (26.7 × 20.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper center: "JMWT all over [...] lighter and small lighter parts"; center right: "Horizontal Sky Lines" | "Clouds all the | markings softend down" | "Front [...] lights | and the Day Lights the [...] Col of the | Winged Lion"; lower center: "Steps very Light" | "Water strong rippling waves"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection