Peat Bog, Scotland

published 1812

Joseph Mallord William Turner and George Clint

Associated Names
Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

George Clint

Artist, British, 1770 - 1854

The image shows a landscape with distant mountains, dark hills, and a vast sky. The brushstrokes are detailed and fine, resembling engraving or etching techniques. The color palette is monochrome in sepia tones. Figures near a body of water with a horse and cart are visible. The terrain transitions to rolling hills leading to the distant mountains and sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    mezzotint and etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.8 × 29.1 cm (8 3/16 × 11 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8173

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 45, State v/v

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.45 [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

Q65022438

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