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Liber Studiorum

Mezzotint
1812 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Landcsape with a solitary figure reclining near some trees.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • <i>Liber Studiorum</i> (series title)
  • Solitude (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint
Brief description
'Solitude', 1st state. J.M.W. Turner. One of 66 prints from the Liber Studiorum, 1812.
Physical description
Landcsape with a solitary figure reclining near some trees.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 177mm
  • Image width: 258mm
  • Platemark height: 210mm
  • Platemark width: 290mm
  • Sheet height: 283mm
  • Sheet width: 369mm
Half imperial landscape mount
Style
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Drawn & Etched by J M W Turner
  • Published May 12 1814 by J M W Turner Queen Ann Street West
  • Engraved by W Say. Engraver to HRH the Duke of Gloucester.
  • EP
Credit line
Given by C. M. Powell, Esq.
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1927, London: Board of Education, 1928.
Collection
Accession number
E.2768-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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