The Fall of the Clyde, plate 18 from Liber Studiorum

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published March 29, 1809

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775-1851)
engraved by Charles Turner (English, 1773-1857)

J. M. W. Turner is known primarily as a painter, but demonstrated his passion for landscape through printmaking in this mezzotint, which comes from a series of 71 prints called Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies). Turner categorized the types of landscape with a lettering system at the top of each sheet: A (Architectural), H (Historical), M (Marine or Mountainous), P (Pastoral), and the more obscure EP (Epic Pastoral). The play of light and shade on the water, mountains, fields, and distant views exemplifies Turner’s approach to landscape as an emotive interpretation of reality rather than a topographically accurate one. He chose to use mezzotint, an engraving process that creates tonal gradations similar to the effects of oil painting, to emphasize these light and dark effects.

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner
Title: The Fall of the Clyde, plate 18 from Liber Studiorum
Place: England (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: Published 1809
Medium: Mezzotint and etching on ivory paper, laid down on ivory paper
Dimensions: Image: 18.1 × 26.3 cm (7 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Plate: 20.9 × 29.1 cm (8 1/4 × 11 1/2 in.); Primary support: 25.9 × 36.2 cm (10 1/4 × 14 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 30.5 × 40.6 cm (12 1/16 × 16 in.)
Credit Line: The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
Reference Number: 1915.823
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Finberg 18 engraver’s proof, c

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