Junction of Severn and Wye

published 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

This image depicts a landscape with a view over a valley towards a distant body of water or river. The horizon is positioned just above the center, separating the sky from the land and water below. The image features fine lines and varied shading for texture and depth. The color palette is warm sepia tones, creating a vintage and serene atmosphere. A solitary figure rests on a slope among vegetation. Trees frame the scene, and structures or ruins are visible in the distance. The sky is mostly clear with subtle clouds.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, mezzotint, and aquatint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.6 × 29.1 cm (8 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 28, State iii/iii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.28 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 53, repro.

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 184.

Bibliography

1924

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

Wikidata ID

Q65022421

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