Italy (from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron)

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Italy (from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron)

1861

James Tibbitts Willmore (British, 1800–1863) After Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851) Printed by McQueen Published by Art Union of London Written by Byron

This print is reproduction of an 1832 painting by Joseph Mallord William Turner. Turner’s source was Lord Byron’s epic early nineteenth-century poem Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage and its evocative depictions of Italy’s historic landscapes. When he exhibited the painting, Turner borrowed a passage from Byron to narrate it: “…and now, fair Italy! / Thou art the garden of the world… / Thy wreck a glory, and thy ruin graced / With an immaculate charm which cannot be defaced.”

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Object Details

Titles:

Italy (from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Lord Byron)

Date:

1861

Artists:

James Tibbitts Willmore (British, 1800–1863) After Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851) Printed by McQueen Published by Art Union of London Written by Byron

Medium:

Etching and engraving

Dimensions:

Plate: 21 x 30 5/16 inches (53.3 x 77 cm) Sheet: 23 9/16 x 34 7/8 inches (59.8 x 88.6 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

The Muriel and Philip Berman Gift, acquired from the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, with funds contributed by Muriel and Philip Berman, gifts (by exchange) of Lisa Norris Elkins, Bryant W. Langston, Samuel S. White 3rd and Vera White, with additional funds contributed by John Howard McFadden, Jr., Thomas Skelton Harrison, and the Philip H. and A.S.W. Rosenbach Foundation, 1985

Accession Number:

1985-52-42927

Geography:

Made in London, England, Europe

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