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Print made by John Cousen, 1804–1880, British, Hannibal Crossing the Alps, between 1859 and 1861
- Title:
- Hannibal Crossing the Alps
- Date:
- between 1859 and 1861
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 9 1/4 × 13 inches (23.5 × 33 cm), Image: 6 1/8 × 9 3/4 inches (15.6 × 24.8 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R. 703"; lower right: "R.A. 1812"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower left: " "Snowstorm: Hannibal and his army crossing the Alps (with eleven lines from "M.S.P. Fallacies of Hope")"
Lettered below image, lower left: "J.M.W. TURNER, R.A. PINXT"; lower center: "HANNIBAL CROSSING THE ALPS | FROM THE PICTURE IN THE NATIONAL GALLERY | LONDON, JAMES S. VIRTUE."; lower right: "J. COUSEN SCULPT."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.13841
- 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:39232
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