By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
By Kind Permission of a Private Collection
Drawn and etched by Turner. Engraved in mezzotint by Easling. Dated 1811 and published in Part 7 of the Liber Studiorum ( Finberg 33). Category: EP. (See Forrester, p.92.)
J.M.W. Turner 1775-1851
St. Catherine's Hill, near Guilford, Surrey c.1808
Watercolour with some scraping out, 18.2x25.6cm
Engraving:
Engraved by J.C. Easling, 1811
Mezzotint engraving, 18.6x26.2cm
Engraved for the Liber Studiorum, part 7
Provenance: Turner Bequest, 1856 (CXVII J)
Further Comments: The ruins on top of St. Catherine's Hill were noted in the 'Wey, Guilford sketchbook, of about 1807.
Collection: Tate Gallery, London