| Method | Mezzotint |
| Artist | Charles Turner after Edward Burney |
| Published | London, Published May 16th 1840, for the Proprietor, by Messrs. Paul, Dominic Colnaghi & Co. No. 14 Pall Mall East. |
| Dimensions | Image 202 x 167 mm, Plate 279 x 227 mm, Sheet 522 x 382 mm. |
| Notes |
Frances Burney (1752 - 1840), aslso known as Fanny Burney who became known as Madame d'Arblay after her marriage, was an English novelist, playwright, and diarist. Edward Burney was the cousin of Francis Burney. Charles Turner (1774-1857) was was an English mezzotint engraver and draughtsman. Hailing from Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Turner moved to London at the age of fifteen. He enrolled in The Royal Academy and, like many other engravers of the time, initially relied upon the benefaction of wealthy and influential people. Turner had the considerable backing of the Marlborough family, for his grandmother had been a close companion of the Duchess. This relation led to important commissions. Turner would, for instance, engrave the Marlborough family portrait after the painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. He was subsequently employed by the influential publisher John Boydell. Diversely gifted, Turner was as adept in the medium of mezzotint as he was in stipple and aquatint. This leant great scope to the subjects he could depict. Whether it was the engraving of Van Dyck or Rembrandt, or the topography of his namesake, Turner excelled. Whitman -C. Turner 151, O'Donoghue 9/1, Lennox-Boyd i/ii. Ex. Col.: Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd Condition: Foxing to margins, not affecting image. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £200.00 |
| Stock ID | 34890 |