Print made by Charles W. Sharpe, active 1858–1883, A Country Blacksmith, between 1859 and 1861
- 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:
- 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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