FDA-E.1822-2015
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.1822-2015
Object type
Identification
Title
Ploughing at Eton, from Liber Studiorum
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Harcourt Bequest paperwork states that 'This is one of the impressions taken by Rawlinson in 1879 from the rejected plate no. 79 done for Turner's Liber Studorium.'
One of four impressions in different states (see Associated object)
One of four impressions in different states (see Associated object)
Other number
828
Hc 6
Hc 6
Description
Content (place)
Eton College
Dimensions
height (actual size): 210mm
width (actual size): 290mm
width (actual size): 290mm
Dimension note
Dimensions for plate size
Inscription
Inscribed in pencil lower left corner '79 10/6 H', lower right corner 'In Rawlinson 155 79', upper right corner 'Hc 6', and on backing card 'Harcourt 6'
Materials & techniques note
Outline only, backed onto card
Physical description
Plate mark
Production
Person
Date
19th century
History and association
Associated object
FDA-E.313-2010 (another impression)
FDA-E.1820-2015 (another impression)
FDA-E.1821-2015 (another impression)
FDA-E.1820-2015 (another impression)
FDA-E.1821-2015 (another impression)
Object history note
The Liber Studiorum is a series of Turner's land- and sea-scapes which were published as prints. The original drawings are in the Tate Collection. There were three plates made of this scene at Eton, known as Plate 79, worked on by Thomas Lupton
Previous ownership
References
• Rawlinson, W.G., Turner's Liber Studiorum, A Description and a Catalogue, London, Macmillan & Co., 1878 (p. 155)
