TURNER, J.M.W. (1775-1851), and Thomas GIRTIN (1775-1802). River Scenery, by Turner and Girtin, with Descriptions by Mrs. Hofland . London: W.B. Cooke, 1827.
TURNER, J.M.W. (1775-1851), and Thomas GIRTIN (1775-1802). River Scenery, by Turner and Girtin, with Descriptions by Mrs. Hofland . London: W.B. Cooke, 1827. Small 2 o . Engraved title and 18 mezzotint plates printed on china paper and mounted after Turner and Girtin. (Some light spotting.) Contemporary English calf gilt, edges gilt (hinges and extremeties rubbed). Provenance : Charles Douglas Halford (bookplate on pastedown); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1975. "Turner's rendering of light on clouds and water puts these scenes among his finest prints, while Girtin's darker engravings have a gloomy majesty" (Ray). The Table of Contents calls for 18 plates, but Ray calls for 20. Ray England 12.
TURNER, J.M.W. (1775-1851), and Thomas GIRTIN (1775-1802). River Scenery, by Turner and Girtin, with Descriptions by Mrs. Hofland . London: W.B. Cooke, 1827.
TURNER, J.M.W. (1775-1851), and Thomas GIRTIN (1775-1802). River Scenery, by Turner and Girtin, with Descriptions by Mrs. Hofland . London: W.B. Cooke, 1827. Small 2 o . Engraved title and 18 mezzotint plates printed on china paper and mounted after Turner and Girtin. (Some light spotting.) Contemporary English calf gilt, edges gilt (hinges and extremeties rubbed). Provenance : Charles Douglas Halford (bookplate on pastedown); acquired from Marlborough Rare Books, 1975. "Turner's rendering of light on clouds and water puts these scenes among his finest prints, while Girtin's darker engravings have a gloomy majesty" (Ray). The Table of Contents calls for 18 plates, but Ray calls for 20. Ray England 12.
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