The Fifth Plague of Egypt

published 1808

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

Charles Turner

Artist, British, 1773 - 1857

The image shows a landscape with pyramids in the distance and a dramatic sky. The perspective is slightly elevated, with a low horizon line. The scene is detailed with fine lines and gradients, depicted in sepia tones. Foliage and livestock are visible in the foreground, while the pyramids are the central focus in the middle ground. The background fades into atmospheric depth with clouds overhead.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 × 29 cm (8 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8144

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 16, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.16 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022406

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