Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (1775 - 1851) was an English painter, printmaker, and watercolorist.
Robert Dunkarton was a British mezzotinter.
Title: Young Anglers. Turner depicted boys playing waterside and fishing.
Signed in the plate: Drawn & Etched by J. M. W. Turner. Engraved by R. Dunkarton. Young Anglers. Published June 1. 1811 by J. M. W. Turner Queen Ann Street West. Letter P above the image stands for Pastoral. Turner studio blind stamp.
Materials and Techniques: Etching and mezzotint on paper.
Dimensions: Image 7" x 11 1/2". Sheet 11 3/4" x 17 1/4".
Condition: Good. Small loss to the upper right corner. A detailed condition report
is available on demand.
Publication: Liber Studiorum, part VII, plate 32. Studiorum (Book of Studies) is a collection of 71 prints by J. M. W. Turner, published 1807 - 1819.
Catalog raisonne: Rawlinson, Pl. #32. p. 80. First Published State.
Reference: William George Rawlinson Turner's Liber Studiorum: A Description and A Catalogue. Macmillan & Co., 2nd ed. London, 1906.
Provenance: "JMWT monogram blind stamp. This mark was applied to every item sold from Turner's studio in the sales at Christie's of 1873 and 1874".
Reference: Professor David Hill.
Museum: Tate: A00975.
The British Museum: 1848-0708-151.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 382935
Note: Of the 70 engravings that make up Turner's Liber Studiorum, only 3 are devoted to the theme of childhood and are considered the rarest, namely, Marine Dabblers, Juvenile Tricks, and Young Anglers, all three are in the Goldin Fine Art collection.