From Spenser's Fairy Queen

published 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Thomas Hodgetts

Associated Names
Thomas Hodgetts

Artist, British, active 1801/1846

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image shows a landscape with a high horizon, a narrow strip of sky with two birds flying. In the foreground is a fallen tree with twisted branches on rocky terrain. There is vegetation with leaves covering some rocks. Rocky cliffs and mountains are in the background. The brushstrokes create a textured appearance. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones, giving a sense of history and timelessness.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.7 × 29.2 cm (8 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8164

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 36, State iv/iv

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.36 [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

Q65022429

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