Creator:

Print made by Samuel Bradshaw, 1830–1869, British

after Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775–1851, British

Title:
The Parting of Hero and Leander
Date:
ca. 1861
Materials & Techniques:
Etching and engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 9 1/4 × 12 7/8 inches (23.5 × 32.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "R.A.1837"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower center: "'The Parting of Hero & Leander - from the Greek of Musaeum' with 7 lines of Turner's Verse"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.14055
Classification:
Prints
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:49223