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Print, Morpeth, Northumberland, from the Liber Studiorum

This is a Print. It was created by James Mallord William Turner and etched by James Mallord William Turner and engraved by Charles Turner and published by Charles Turner. It is dated 1809 and we acquired it in 1957. Its medium is mezzotint and etching on white paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop.

Its dimensions are

Sheet: 30 x 43.9 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.) Platemark: 21 x 29 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.)

It is signed

Signed in plate, lower left: Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esq.r R.A.P.P.; lower right: Engraved by Cha. Turner

It is inscribed

Inscribed in plate, lower center: MORPETH NORTH.D / London, Published March 29, 1809 by C. Turner. No. 50. Warren Street. Fitzroy Square.

Cite this object as

Print, Morpeth, Northumberland, from the Liber Studiorum; James Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851); Engraved by Charles Turner (British, 1773–1857); England; mezzotint and etching on white paper; Sheet: 30 x 43.9 cm (11 13/16 x 17 5/16 in.) Platemark: 21 x 29 cm (8 1/4 x 11 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Estate of David Wolfe Bishop; 1957-191-3

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