Scene in the Campagna

1812

Joseph Mallord William Turner and William Say

Associated Names
William Say

Artist, British, 1768 - 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image depicts a landscape with a centered horizon line showing a distant cityscape with classical structures, including a bridge and a temple-like building. In the foreground, one figure is bent down near a stone slab. Trees frame the scene, and a larger tree on the right side extends its branches across the sky. Another person stands further away. The brushstrokes provide texture to the trees and foliage, with a monochromatic color palette ranging from deep sepia to paler tones, creating a subdued visual impact.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.7 × 29 cm (8 1/8 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8166

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 38, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.38 [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

Q65022431

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