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The Bridge and Goats

The Bridge and Goats
1812
from Liber Studiorum, part IX, 23 April 1812

Medium
etching, aquatint and mezzotint printed in brown ink

Measurements
18.1 × 25.6 cm (image) 21.0 × 29.4 cm (plate) 29.1 × 44.0 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1949

Gallery location
Not on display

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Artwork Details

Catalogue/s Raisonné
Rawlinson 43 i/v; Finberg 43 i/v

Edition
1st of 5 states

Inscription
printed in ink u.c.: E.P
printed in ink l.l.: Drawn & Etched by I.M.W. Turner R.A
printed in ink l.r.: Engraved by F.C Lewis
printed in ink l.c.: Publiſhed April 23 1812, by I.M.W, Turner Queen Ann Street West.
chopmark in image l.r.: JMWT (Lugt 1498: estate sale stamp)
inscribed in pencil l.l.: Bridge & Goats R.43 I of 5 (from the J.M.W. Turner sale, 1873) (in Harold Wright’s hand)
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.l.: 3
inscribed in pencil on mount l.r.: As fine as British Museum impression H.W. (in Ursula Hoff’s hand)

Accession Number
2176A-4

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

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