Print made by Thomas Abiel Prior, 1809–1886, British, Dido Building Carthage, 1863
- Title:
- Dido Building Carthage
- Date:
- 1863
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving; first published state on thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper, with cream chine collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 24 3/8 × 31 5/8 inches (61.9 × 80.3 cm), Plate: 21 1/2 × 28 1/4 inches (54.6 × 71.8 cm), Chine collé: 20 1/2 × 27 1/4 inches (52.1 × 69.2 cm), Image: 16 1/8 × 24 3/8 inches (41 × 61.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.683"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "683"; lower left: "SN 1.1.61. | Dido Building Carthage | 10/10/-"
Blind embossed: The Printsellers' Association, "USN" (Lugt 2051)
Lettered inside image, center right: "DIDO | BUILDING | CARTHAGE | THE | RISE | OF | THE | CARTHAGINIAN | EMPIRE | J M W TURNER | 1815"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8089
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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