Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British, The Simplon, 1834
- Title:
- The Simplon
- Additional Title(s):
- Title-page Vignette to 'Life of Napoleon'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1834
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving; engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper with cream chine-collé
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 17 × 11 3/8 inches (43.2 × 28.9 cm), Plate: 8 1/4 × 6 inches (21 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 1/2 × 3 1/4 inches (11.4 × 8.3 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "R.535"; lower right: "19 Simplon Scotts Prose Works - Finished Proof"
Collector's mark: Unidentified, blind embossed griffin in oval (not in Lugt); collector's mark: W. G. Rawlinson (Lugt 2624)
Lettered, lower left: "J.M.W. Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: "W.Miller."; lettered, lower center: "Edinburgh, Published by Robert Cadell; & Moon, Boys, & Graves, London."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7780
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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