Bass Rock

1826

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Creator

Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, born in London, England,1775; active in England; died in London, England, 1851
Title

Bass Rock
Part Of

Collective Title: Provincial Antiquities and Picturesque Scenery of Scotland
Date

1826
Materials & Techniques

Etching and engraving with chine collé; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions

Sheet: 14 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches (36.8 × 50.2 cm), Plate: 10 × 13 inches (25.4 × 33 cm), Chine collé: 9 1/2 × 12 9/16 inches (24.1 × 31.9 cm), Image: 6 3/4 × 10 inches (17.1 × 25.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering

Watermark: J Whatman; collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Lettered, lower left: "Drawn by J.M.W.Turner R.A. | Bass Rock."; lettered, lower right: "Engraved by Willm. Miller"
Credit Line

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status

Public Domain
Accession Number

B1977.14.6848
Classification

Prints
Collection

Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms

castle | marine art | ruin | sea
Associated Places

Bass Rock | Bass Rock Castle | East Lothian | Forth, Firth of | North Sea | Scotland | United Kingdom
Access

Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16240
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Translations - Turner and Printmaking (Yale Center for British Art, 1993-09-29 - 1993-12-05) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]

Eric M. Lee, Translations : Turner and printmaking, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 1993, p. 20, no. 55, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]

Ian Warrell, Turner, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2025, pp. 23, 79, pl. 41, NJ18 .T85 W37 2025 (YCBA) [YCBA]

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