M21175: The Leader Sea-Piece

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M21175

People

Charles Turner, British (Woodstock, England 1774 - 1857 London)
After Joseph Mallord William Turner, British (London, England 1775 - 1851 Chelsea, England)

Title

The Leader Sea-Piece

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Liber Studiorum

Classification

Prints

Work Type

print, album page

Date

1809

Culture

British

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/261506

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Etching and mezzotint on off-white wove paper

Technique

Etching and mezzotint

Dimensions

plate: 20.8 × 28.9 cm (8 3/16 × 11 3/8 in.)
sheet: 29 × 43.3 cm (11 7/16 × 17 1/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: top center, in plate: M
• inscription: lower left, in plate: Drawn & Etched by J.M.W. Turner Esqr. R.A.P.P.
• inscription: lower right, in plate: Engraved by Chas. Turner.
• inscription: lower center, in plate: Original Sketch of a Picture for W. Leader Esqr. / London Published March 29, 1809 by C. Turner, No. 50 Warren Street, Fitzroy Square
• inscription: lower left, below plate, graphite: First state
• inscription: upper right, graphite: 20
• inscription: bottom right, below plate, black ink: From Ruskin's Collection; with his numbering / C.E.N.
• inscription: bottom right, below plate, black ink: 94.8

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State

i/iv

Standard Reference Number

R. 20

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Susan Norton

Accession Year

1990

Object Number

M21175

Division

European and American Art

Contact

am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Exhibition History

• 32Q: 2200 19th Century, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/08/2018 - 03/19/2019

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