On the Aar between Unterseen and Lake of Brienz

J. M. W. Turner1794-1797

Details

Title: On the Aar between Unterseen and Lake of Brienz
Creator Lifespan: 1775 - 1851
Creator Nationality: British
Creator Gender: Male
Creator Death Place: Chelsea
Creator Birth Place: London
Date Created: 1794-1797
Rights: Gift in memory of Dr. and Mrs. Hugo O. Pantzer
External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/18126
Medium: gray ink wash over pencil on white paper
wall label: For three winters, Turner and his friend Thomas Girtin were employed to make copies of the drawings of John Robert Cozens, which were in keeping with Dr. Thomas Monro. Copying Cozens gave the two artists invaluable lessons in the rendering of the sublime scenery of Switzerland and Italy that they had yet to visit.
third creator nationality: British
third creator name: After Cozens, John Robert
third creator death date: 1797
third creator birth date: 1752
second creator role: Artist
second creator nationality: British
second creator name: Girtin, Thomas
second creator death date: 1802
second creator birth date: 1775
measurements: 9 1/2 x 14 7/8 in. (sheet) 16 x 20 in. (framed)
Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner

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