Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray, ca. 1832
- Title:
- Design for an Illustration for Walter Scott's "Lady of the Lake", Loch Achray
- Additional Title(s):
- Loch Achray
- Date:
- ca. 1832
- Materials & Techniques:
- Watercolor, graphite, and pen and brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper, mounted on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 1/2 inches (28.6 x 21.6 cm), Mount: 14 x 10 7/8 inches (35.6 x 27.6 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and brown ink upper center: "Lady of the Lake | vol"; in pen and brown ink lower center: "Trossaes | from | Loch Achray"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1986.29.240
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- cattle | deer | design | illustration | lady | lake | landscape | literary theme | mountains | trees
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:1883
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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, pp. 34-5, no. 128, NJ18 .T85 L44 1993 (YCBA) [YCBA]
Andrew Wilton, The life and work of J.M.W. Turner, Academy Editions, London, 1979, p. 429, No. 1085, NJ18 T85 +W577 OVERSIZE (YCBA) [YCBA]
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