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Object Type
Museum number: 1863,0725.14
Title: Object: Modern Italy
Description: Landscape with buildings on a hillside above a river with bathers, a procession of figures in the right foreground, parents with baby kneeling in prayer before a monk at left, the Roman Campagna beyond; after J.M.W. Turner (Butlin & Joll 374); etched state with title and publication line. 1840 Etching on chine collé
Producer name: After: Joseph Mallord William Turner; Print made by: William Miller; Published by: Sir Francis Graham Moon, 1st Baronet
School/style
Production date: 1840
Production place: Published in: London (England)
Materials
Technique
Dimensions: Height: 565 millimetres; Width: 709 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments: The BM has another impression of this state (1867,1012.121), 'National Art Union' impressions without letters (1863,0725.15) and with production and publication detail (1948,0410.165), touched engraver's proof (b) (1877,0512.621) and an untouched impression of engraver's proof (c) (1866,0525.109).
Bibliographic references
Location: Not on display
Associated places: Topographic representation of: Tivoli (Lazio); Topographic representation of: Campagna di Roma
Acquisition name: Purchased from: James Tibbetts Willmore (estate of); Purchased through: Southgate & Barratt (sale 18-9.v.1863/100); Purchased through: Holloway (& Son)
Acquisition date: 1863
Department: Prints and Drawings
Registration number: 1863,0725.14

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