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Print made by William Miller, 1796–1882, British, Sandy Knowe, or Smailholm Tower, 1839
- Title:
- Sandy Knowe, or Smailholm Tower
- Additional Title(s):
- Vignette to 'Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott'
- Part Of:
- Date:
- 1839
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and engraving, with graphite, white chalk, and scraping out; touched engraver's proof on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 13 1/8 × 8 5/8 inches (33.3 × 21.9 cm), Plate: 8 1/8 × 6 inches (20.6 × 15.2 cm), Image: 4 × 3 1/2 inches (10.2 × 8.9 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "R 566 Sandy Knowe | or, Smailholm Tower"; lower right: "First plate, touched"
Collector's mark: A. Wallis, Taylor Sale (not in Lugt)
Lettered, lower left: "Turner, R.A."; lettered, lower right: " W. Miller."
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B1977.14.7875
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- lake | landscape (representation) | literary theme | tower (single built work)
- Associated Places:
- Sandyknowe Farm | Scotland | Scottish Borders | Smailholm | Smailholm Tower
- Access:
- Accessible in the Study Room [Request]
- Link:
- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:51555
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