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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Frontispiece1812

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Sepia mezzotint frontispiece print with an ornate engraved frame enclosing a small landscape, surrounded by architectural ruins, scrolls, plants, and inscribed text reading 'LIBER STUDIORUM'

Joseph Mallord William Turner, Frontispiece, 1812, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Medak, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Joseph Mallord William Turner
England, London, 1775-1851
Title
Frontispiece
Place Made
England
Date Made
1812
Medium
Etching and mezzotint
Dimensions
Sheet: 11 1/2 × 15 5/8 in. (29.21 × 39.69 cm) Image: 8 1/8 × 10 1/2 in. (20.64 × 26.67 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Medak
Accession Number
AC1992.113.1
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings

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