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Moonlight on a river: P.2010-R

Titles

Moonlight on a river
Lucerne
Liber Studiorum

Maker(s)

Short, Frank, Sir (Printmaker)
After Turner, Joseph Mallord William (Draughtsman)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1911-11) by Short, Frank, Sir

Dating

Production date: AD 1896

Note

Published state

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper Plate Height 217 mm Width 288 mm

Techniques used in production

Mezzotint

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: letter S on shield

  • Text: S
  • Location: Image lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A.
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Engraved by F. Short 1896
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: LUCERNE From an Unpublished Drawing for the Liber Studiorum in the possession of Henry Vaughan Esq.
  • Location: Plate lower centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Frank Short
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2010-R
Primary reference Number: 9421
Strange: 207
Hardie (Short): 42

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Saturday 6 August 2011

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2022) "Moonlight on a river" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/9421 Accessed: 2022-07-03 22:24:29

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