The Old Print Shop

Orange Merchantman Going to Pieces.

  • ARTIST: J.M.W. Turner

  • PUBLISHER: Published by James S. Virtue et al., London, and D. Appleton & Co., New York.

  • MEDIUM: Steel engraving,

    DATE: 1859-75.

  • EDITION SIZE: Image size 7 x 10 3/8" (177 x 263 mm).

  • DESCRIPTION: Steel engraving by R. Wallis after J.M.W. Turner. From "The Turner Gallery." Published by James S. Virtue et al., London, 1859-75. "Many plates are of great beauty," wrote Rawlinson. Herman said the work "stands as a memorial not only to the artist but also to the school of engravers."

  • ADDITIONAL INFO:

  • CONDITION: Fine condition with modern hand color.

  • REFERENCE: Hermann, Turner Prints, 244-45.