Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (1775 - 1851) was an English painter, printmaker, and watercolorist.
William Say (1768 – 1834) was an English engraver.
Title: Juvenile Tricks. Children, playing with water.
Signed in the Plate: Drawn & Etched by J. M. W. Turner. R.A. Engraved by W. Say Engraver to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester. Juvenile Tricks. Published Jan. 1. 1811, by Mr. 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 10 1/4". Sheet 10 3/4" x 15 3/4.
Condition: Good. Trace of old hinging paper to the upper right corner. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Publication: Liber Studiorum, part V, plate 22. Studiorum (Book of Studies) is a collection of 71 prints by J. M. W. Turner published 1807 - 1819.
Catalog raisonne: Rawlinson, Pl. #22. p. 59. 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: A00955