The Farm-Yard with the Cock (Liber Studiorum, part IV, plate 17)
March 29, 1809
Medium
Etching and mezzotint; third state of three (Finberg)
Dimensions
Plate: 7 1/16 x 10 5/16 in. (17.9 x 26.2 cm) Sheet: 8 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (21 x 29.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of William Loring Andrews, 1883, transferred from the Library
Accession Number
83.1.75
Tags
Art Historical Context
In the bustling farmyard depicted in *The Farm-Yard with the*, from J.M.W. Turner's *Liber Studiorum* series (Part IV, Plate 17, 1809), visitors glimpse a lively pastoral scene teeming with human figures,osters strutting proudly, and horse-drawn carriages. Designed by the Romantic master Joseph Mallord William Turner andfully engraved by Charles Turner, this print captures the everyday rhythms of rural England, blending crisp details of barnyard life with atmospheric depth. Printed as an etching and mezzotint—the third state of three—this work exemplifies Turner's innovative printmaking. Mezz...
About the Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner|Charles 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...