Engraved by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British, Stonehenge at Daybreak, 1815 to 1819
- Title:
- Stonehenge at Daybreak
- Date:
- 1815 to 1819
- Medium:
- Mezzotint, printed in brown ink Modern impression on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 11 1/4 × 15 3/4 inches (28.6 × 40 cm), Plate: 8 3/4 × 11 3/8 inches (22.2 × 28.9 cm), and Image: 7 1/2 × 10 3/8 inches (19.1 × 26.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "81"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "Turner- unpublished 'Liber' "; lower center: "Stonehenge at Daybreak - Reprint in the 1870s from the unfinished State"; lower right: "(Z.W. July 43)"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13969
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by request in the Study Room [Request]
Note: As a COVID-19 precaution, the Study Room is closed until further notice. - Exhibition History:
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Turner and the Sublime (Art Gallery of Ontario, 1980-11-01 - 1981-01-04)
Turner and the Sublime (British Museum, 1981-05-15 - 1981-09-20)
Turner and the Sublime (Yale Center for British Art, 1981-02-11 - 1981-04-19)
- Publications:
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Sam Smiles, British Art Ancient Landscapes, Paul Holberton Publishing, London, p. 66, cat. 18, ND1442.G7 S55 2017 Oversize (YCBA)
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38730
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