Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, The Straw Yard, 1808
- Title:
- The Straw Yard
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1808
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink, with scraping, brown ink, and brown wash Engraver's proof (aa) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 8 1/8 × 11 1/4 inches (20.6 × 28.6 cm), Image: 7 1/8 × 9 7/8 inches (18.1 × 25.1 cm), Mount: 12 3/4 × 15 3/4 inches (32.4 × 40 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "7 The Straw Yard, Engraver's Proof. Intermediate between (a) and (b) as described. Ex Ruhard Redgrave, R.A. | (Bright clouds on right & left added, but before any lettering. Touched for darkening horses, hayrack, & figures, etc. on left." inscribed on verso in graphite, center: "Robert Well[...] Born in the Year of our Lord 1807 | R R Rob | Rob Robert Will[...] mast. | Born Ano Domini | 1807"; lower left: "7.EP/G Big L. | Before [...] | Touched for darkening horses, etc. | ex R.Redgrave, R.A."
Watermark: Whatman (partial)
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8103
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- country (rural landscape) | farm | farmers | horses (animals)
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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