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Bonneville, Savoy (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 dark brown ink on greenish wove paper
European Art
Sheet: 12 7/8 × 17 1/2 in. (32.7 × 44.45 cm)
Plate: 8 1/2 × 11 1/2 in. (21.59 × 29.21 cm)
Image: 7 1/2 × 10 5/8 in. (19.05 × 26.99 cm)
2017.515
Not on view
"S" in shield at lower left corner in image; not signed or otherwise inscribed by Frank Short
Collector's mark of E. A. Scollin, M.D. (not in Lugt) stamped in black ink on verso: "E. A. Scollin, M.D. / 3013 S. 6th St / Springfield, ILL".
Inscribed in plate at lower right below image: "FRANK SHORT SCULP AFTER J. M. W. TURNER". Inscribed in black ink on lower edge: "Frank Short". Inscribed in black ink probably by E. A. Scollin at lower left corner recto: "Frank Short" and at lower right corner recto: "S [encircled]". Inscribed in blue ink probably by E. A. Scollin on verso next to his collector's stamp: "S [encircled]". Inscribed in graphite by an unidentified hand: "4484".
Gift of Derek and Jane Allinson

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