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Creator:
Print made by Charles W. Sharpe, active 1858–1883
after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851
Title:
A Country Blacksmith
Additional Title(s):

The Blacksmith's Shop

A Country Blacksmith Disputing upon the Price of Iron, and the Price Charged to the Butcher for Shoeing his Poney
Part Of:

Collective Title: The Turner Gallery

Date:
between 1859 and 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and line engraving on medium, smooth, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 12 7/8 inches (24.8 × 32.7 cm), Image: 7 3/8 × 10 1/4 inches (18.7 × 26 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 696"; lower right: "R.A. 1807 SIR J. LEKESTER'S GALY 1819"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: "A country Blacksmith disputing upon the price of iron, and the price charged to the butcher for shoeing his poney"

Lettered below image, lower left: "J.M.W. TURNER R.A. PINX."; lower center: "A COUNTRY BLACKSMITH. | FROM THE PICTURE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY"; lower right: "C.W. SHARPE SCULPT."

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.13833
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:39219
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