Description: J M W Turner Decline Of Carthage Empire (North Africa) Genuine 1800s Engraving not a modern reproduction It is one of a pair of paintings showing the rise and fall of the Carthaginian Empire in North Africa. Carthage was the most powerful empire before the rise of ancient Rome. Its decline is symbolized by the setting sun. Turner saw the rise and fall of once great empires as inevitable. 140 year old steal engraving is from the book, The Turner Gallery: A Series of One Hundred and Twenty Engravings from the Works of the Late J. M. W. Turner, R.A. Published by D. Appleton and Company, New York, 1880. Joseph Mallord William Turner RA (23 April 1775 – 19 December 1851), known in his time as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He left behind more than 550 oil paintings, 2,000 watercolours, and 30,000 works on paper. Overall page size approx 27 x 36cm Post daily
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Artist: J. M. W. Turner
Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work
Size: Medium (up to 36in.)
Date of Creation: 1800-1899
Framing: Unframed
Personalize: No
Size Type/Largest Dimension: Small (Up to 14in.)
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Year of Production: 1880
Width (Inches): 14
Style: Traditional
Culture: Roman
Print Type: Steel Engraving
Time Period Produced: 1850-1899
Image Orientation: Landscape
Signed: Unsigned
Color: Black
Period: Victorian (1830-1900)
Title: Decline Of Carthage
Material: Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Roman Empire
Print Surface: Paper
Type: Print
Signed?: Unsigned
Edition Type: Open Edition
Height (Inches): 10
Original/Reproduction: Original Print
Theme: Architecture, Art, History
Production Technique: Steal Engraving
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
