The Mildmay Sea-Piece, plate 40 from Liber Studiorum
Joseph Mallord William Turner (engraved by W. Annis and I.C. Easling)
published February 11, 1812
- Medium
- Etching and engraving in brown on ivory wove paper
- Classification
- Dimensions
- Image: 18.1 × 26.3 cm (7 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Plate: 21.1 × 29.2 cm (8 5/16 × 11 1/2 in.); Sheet: 29.4 × 44.3 cm (11 9/16 × 17 1/2 in.)
- Culture
- England
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Prints and Drawings
- Credit line
- The Joseph Brooks Fair Collection
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
View at the Art Institute of Chicago
About this work
The Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies) served as both a testament to Joseph Mallord William Turner’s achievement as a painter and an instruction manual for other artists. As opposed to artists who commissioned professional printmakers to reproduce their paintings, Turner made his etchings, and even some of his mezzotints, himself. He was involved in the entire process, making sure that each print measured up to his standards. The variations in line and shading expertly display the range and variety of atmospheric effects that a landscape painter can achieve, an impressive accomplishment for Turner.
Description © Art Institute of Chicago, CC BY 4.0
