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print
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book-illustration
Object Type
print
book-illustration
Museum number
1868,0822.4405
Description
The Last Man; allegorical view of moonlit coastal town, with figure in profile on cloud below cross in the sky, skeletons below, the town and moon in the right background; after JMW Turner (Wilton 1282); illustration to 'The Last Man' in 'The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell' (London: Edward Moxon, 1837, p.104); engraver's proof, before letters. 1837 Engraving and etching
Producer name
After:
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Print made by:
Edward Goodall
School/style
British
Production date
1837
Materials
paper
Technique
engraving
etching
Dimensions
Height:
293 millimetres
Width:
154 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Rawlinson 1913 / The engraved work of J M W Turner
(624)
(engraver's proof)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
Associated names
Illustration to:
Thomas Campbell
Associated titles
Associated Title:
The Poetical Works of Thomas Campbell
Associated Title:
The Last Man
Acquisition name
Bequeathed by:
Felix Slade
(L.2291)
Acquisition date
1868
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1868,0822.4405