Yale Center for British Art

Creator:

Etched by Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Engraved by Thomas Hodgetts, active 1801–1846

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:

From Spenser's Fairy Queen

Date:

1811

Materials & Techniques:

Etching and mezzotint, printed in brown ink on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper

Dimensions:

Sheet: 11 1/2 × 16 7/8 inches (29.2 × 42.9 cm)

Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in graphite, lower left: "36"; lower right: "3rd State"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "Third State"; lower right: "(ZW, Aug 1942)"

Credit Line:

Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Copyright Status:

Public Domain

Accession Number:

B1977.14.14004

Classification:

Prints

Collection:

Prints and Drawings

Subject Terms:

landscape | literary theme

Currently On View:

Not on view

Link:

https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:38787