Hedging and Ditching (Liber Studiorum, part X, plate 47)
Medium
Etching and mezzotint; first state of four
Dimensions
plate: 7 5/16 x 10 1/4 in. (18.6 x 26 cm) sheet: 8 3/8 x 11 9/16 in. (21.3 x 29.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.97.47
Tags
Art Historical Context
Joseph Mallord William Turner, preeminent British Romantic artist, created *Hedging and Ditching as plate 47 in Part X of his ambitious *Liber Studiorum*, published on May , 1812. This groundbreaking project, launched in 1807, 71 etched and mezzotinted plates across 14 parts, emulating the grand landscapes of 17th-century master Claude Lorrain while showcasing Turner's own innovative categories of scenery—from pastoral idylls to architectural views. Printed in the rare first state of four, this etching measures a compact 7 5/16 x 10 1/4 inches, now held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Draw...
About the Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner|J. C. Easling|Joseph Mallord William Turner · 1775–1851
Joseph Mallord William Turner, born on 23 April 1775 in London's Covent Garden to barber William Turner and Mary Marshall, emerged as a child prodigy amid personal hardships. His mother suffered mental illness and died in Bethlem Hospital in 1804, while his father supported his early sketches by displaying them in his shop. Around age 10, Turner stayed with his uncle Joseph Mallord William Marshal...