Heidelberg

Joseph Mallord William Turner RA, known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolorist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings.

Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner RA
Sculptor/Engraver Thomas Abiel Prior
Print Type: Engraving
Date: Mid 19th Century
Publisher: D. Appleton
Dimensions: 11 x 15"
Provenance: Hill House
Subject: Landscape

Notes & Literature: Thomas Abiel Prior (5 November 1809 – 1886) He made a reputation in 1846, with the print Heidelberg Castle and Town, engraved from a drawing by J. M. W. Turner, and under Turner's supervision; it was published by subscription. A plate in mezzotint, More frightened than hurt, after James Bateman (1814–1849), was an isolated experiment. He exhibited twice, at the Royal Academy.[1]In later life Prior lived in Calais, to be near his son who had settled there, and taught drawing. He died there on 8 November 1886

Condition Report: Moderate Foxing.

Subject References: LOC 163