Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning (Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 35)
June 1, 1811
Medium
Etching, aquatint and mezzotint; first state of six (Finberg)
Dimensions
plate: 7 x 10 3/8 in. (17.8 x 26.4 cm) sheet: 8 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (21.6 x 29.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1928
Accession Number
28.97.35
Tags
Art Historical Context
In Joseph Mallord William Turner's *Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne, Morning* (1), part of his acclaimed *Liber Studiorum* series, we witness the artist's masterful command of printmaking to evoke the dramatic beauty of Scotland's west coast. Published in installments from 1807 to 1819, the *Liber Studiorum*Book of Studies") was Turner's ambitious homage to 17th-century master Claude Lorrain,izing landscapes into types like mountainous and pastoral. This plate, from Part VII and the rare first state of six (as cataloged by Finberg), captures a serene morning at Inverary Pier on Loch Fyne, blending hu...
About the Artist
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...