'Rispah, engraved by Robert Dunkarton', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Rispah, engraved by Robert Dunkarton

From Etchings and Engravings for the 'Liber Studiorum'

Date 1812

MediumEtching and mezzotint on paper

Dimensionsimage: 180 x 263 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Presented by A. Acland Allen through the Art Fund 1925

Reference

A01003

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