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Etched and engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Calm, 1812
- Title:
- Calm
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1812
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink Engraver's proof (g) on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 3/4 × 17 1/2 inches (29.8 × 44.5 cm), Plate: 8 1/2 × 11 7/8 inches (21.6 × 30.2 cm), Image: 7 × 10 1/2 inches (17.8 × 26.7 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "44 EP (g)"; lower right: "Trial proof before birds"; lower right: "1462"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Colnaghi £ 25 March 1873"
Turner sale mark: J. M. W. Turner (Lugt 1498); collector's mark: Richard Fisher (Lugt 2204)
Lettered above image: "M"; below image: "Drawn Etched & Engraved by I.M.W.Turner | CALM. | Picture in the Possession of J.M.W.Turner. | Published April 23, 1812, by I.M.W.Turner, Queen Ann Street West | 1 Ft.2 by 2 Ft.3"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.8157
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:26271
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