Terms and conditions of use
Ben Arthur, Scotland
1888
plate 5 from the Twelve subjects from the Liber Studiorum of J. M. W. Turner, R.A. etched and mezzotinted by Frank Short series
Medium
etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink
Measurements
18.2 × 26.5 cm (image) 21.6 × 29.0 cm (plate) (image and text) 32.8 × 44.8 cm (sheet)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Brigadier W.E. Clark, 1957
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
London, England
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Hardie 13 ii/ii; Strange 46 ii/ii
Edition
2nd of 2 states
Printing/Publishing
published by Robert Dunthorne, London, 1 March 1888
Inscription
printed in brown ink (in image) l.r.: FS (in shield)
printed in brown ink l.l.: FRANK SHORT SCULP AFTER J.M.W. TURNER London Published March 1st (" under st) 1888, by Robt (" under t) Dunthorne at the Rembrandt Head in Vigo Street.
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Trial proof.
inscribed in pencil l.r.: Frank Short to F Goulding
Accession Number
1383.13B-5
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
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Subjects (general)
Another Work Landscapes
Subjects (specific)
Arthur, Ben (mountain) mountain landscapes (visual works) mountains prospects (views) reproductions (derivative objects) series (object groupings) sky valleys (landforms)