after Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Grand Canal, Venice, engraved by W. Miller

published 1838

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In Tate Britain

Prints and Drawings Room

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Artist
After Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium
Line engraving on paper
Dimensions
Image: 379 × 582 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Purchased 1990
Reference
T05787

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Throughout his life, Turner was quick to seize the possibilities of reproductive print publishing to gain the widest possible audience for his work. Generally the prints after his designs were based on specially prepared watercolours. But by the 1830s he began to collaborate on large scale prints after some of his paintings.

 

It was also during the 1830s that Venice became a popular subject. The painting of this Venetian scene was first exhibited in 1835. The printed version was available just over two years later, a remarkable feat for such intensive creative work.

 

Gallery label, September 2004

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