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Chain of Alps, from Grenoble to Chamberi (Primary Title)
Twelve Subjects from the Liber Studiorum of J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Etched and Mezzotinted by Frank Short (Series Title)

Frank Short, English, 1857 - 1945 (Artist)
After, Joseph Mallord William Turner, English, 1775 - 1851 (Artist)

1887
English
Works On Paper
Prints
Etching printed in brown ink on laid paper
European Art
Sheet: 10 7/8 × 14 1/16 in. (27.62 × 35.72 cm)
Plate: 8 9/16 × 11 1/2 in. (21.75 × 29.21 cm)
Image: 7 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (17.94 × 26.04 cm)
2017.518
Not on view
"S" in shield at lower left corner in image; not signed or otherwise inscribed by Frank Short
Inscribed in plate at lower right below image: "FRANK SHORT SCULP AFTER J. M. W. TURNER". Inscribed in graphite a lower left corner recto: "H7". Inscribed in graphite on verso: "5771". Inscribed in black ink verso: "E. A. Scollin, M.D. / 3013 S. 6th St / Springfiled, ILL".
Gift of Derek and Jane Allinson

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