Isleworth (Liber Studiorum, part XIII, plate 63)
Medium
Etching and mezzotint; third state of four (Finberg)
Dimensions
plate: 7 1/4 x 10 3/8 in. (18.4 x 26.4 cm) sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 9/16 in. (21 x 29.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Miss Mary W. Tweed, 1929
Accession Number
29.52.14
Tags
Art Historical Context
Joseph Mallord William Turner’s "Isleworth," published on January 1, 1819, belongs to his ambitious Liber Studiorum series. This monumental project, issued in parts between 1807 and 1819, showcased the artist’s command of landscape through 71 prints divided into categories such as Pastoral Marine, and Epic. The plate, the sixty-third in the series and part of its thirteenth installment, depicts the tranquil Thames-side village of Isleworth, reflecting Turner’s lifelong fascination with Britain’s waterways and changing light. Executed in etching and mezzotint—the third of four states—the print...
About the Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner|Joseph Mallord William Turner|Henry Edward Dawe · 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...