Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped

Print made by James Baylis Allen, 1803–1876, British, Mount Sinai, the Valley in which the Children of Israel were Encamped, 1834

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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."

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