Frank Short
Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen

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Artist Frank Short(British, 1857–1945)British, 1857–1945

Artistafter Joseph Mallord William Turner(British, 1775–1851)British, 1775–1851

Publisher Robert Dunthorne(London)London

CultureBritish

Titles

Falls of the Rhine, Schaffhausen
from the series Liber Studiorum (Book of Studies)

Date1896

Published inLondon, England

MediumEtching and mezzotint in brown on cream wove paper

DimensionsPlate: 8 15/16 × 11 1/4 in. (22.7 × 28.6 cm.)
Sheet: 12 3/8 × 17 1/4 in. (31.4 × 43.8 cm.)

Credit LineGift of Eileen B. Glaser

Object number2016.21

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Prints and Drawings

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ProvenanceEileen Glaser, Houston; to MFAH, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, left: Drawn by J.M.W. Turner R.A.
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, center: FALLS OF THE RHINE, SCHAFFHAUSEN / From an Unpublished Drawing for the Liber Studiorum, in the possession of Henry Vaughan Esq.
Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, center right: Frank Short
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, below image, right: Etched & Engraved by F. Short 1896.
Verso: [none]

Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, center right: Frank Short
Verso: [none]

Recto: Blindstamp, below image, left: PUBLISHED BY ROBT DUNTHORNE / LONDON .W/ VIGO ST [circled]
Watermark: [none]
Verso: [none]

Catalogue raisonnéStrange 197

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