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Creator:
Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
after sketch by Henry Gally Knight, 1786–1846
Title:
Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped
Part Of:

Collective Title: Finden's Landscape Illustrations to the Bible

Date:
1834
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving, with graphite, scraping out, and chine-collé; touched engraver's proof on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 17 3/8 inches (30.5 × 44.1 cm), Plate: 8 7/8 × 11 inches (22.5 × 27.9 cm), Image: 5/8 × 5 1/2 inches (1.5 × 14 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R 574"; lower center: "All the Tents lighter in Mass"; lower center: "I have touched this wrong. NB If you have another impression or More I pray save it for me"; lower left: "Mount Sinai - The Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped - | Touched proof with Turner's writing | 2/101- | Valley of Sinai"

Turner sale mark: J. W. M. Turner (Lugt 1498a); collector's mark: W.G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)

Lettered, lower center: "Engr'd by James B. Allen from a drawing by J.M.W. Turner, R.A."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.7887
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:16651
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