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Rochester

Maker

After
(artist)
1775-1851

(printmaker)
1776-1802

(printmaker)
ca. 1781-1852 (Life dates)

(publisher)
1776-1802

Title

Rochester

Date of Production

1794

Medium

etching and engraving
printed in black

Dimensions

Height: 12.8 cm
Height: 17.4 cm

Accession Number

G.1990.WL.7448

Mode of Acquisition

Witt Library, transfer, 1990

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords









Provenance

Information not yet known or updated

Literature

The Engraved Work of J. M. W. Turner
no. 1

Inscriptions

Inscription: The Itinerant. //

Inscription: Engraved by Walker & Storer, from an Original Drawing by Turner. //

Inscription: ROCHESTER. //

Inscription: Published May 1st. 1794, by J. Walker No. 16 Rosomans Street. //

Label: ROCHESTER. / THIS city, which is undoubtedly of great antiquity, is mentioned, in old records, under various names. By the / [...] / mayor and citizens. //

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