Inscribed, in plate, lower left: Drawn & Etched by J. M. W. Turner Esqr. R. A. P. P. Inscribed, lower center: Original Sketch of a Picture for W, Leader. Esqr. Inscribed, lower right: Engraved by Chas. Turner. Inscribed, upper center margin: M Inscribed, in pencil, upper right: 19
The Leader Sea Piece, 1809
- Charles Turner, English, 1773-1857
- Charles Turner, English, 1773-1857
- Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775-1851
Etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on wove paper
- Image: 6 7/8 × 10 1/8 inches (17.5 × 25.7 cm) Sheet (trimmed within plate mark): 7 3/4 × 11 inches (19.7 × 27.9 cm)
Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps
09.1S1158
Department
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Details
October 1883, (Wunderlich & Co., New York, New York, USA). Mrs. James E. Scripps (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
1909-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Joseph Mallord William Turner; Charles Turner, The Leader Sea Piece, 1809, etching and mezzotint printed in brown ink on wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Mrs. James E. Scripps, 09.1S1158.