Etched by Short after an engraving and mezzotint by J.M.W.Turner c.1819. Turner published his 'Aesacus and Hesperié' as part of his 'Liber Studiorum' in 1819. See PR317 for the same print at a finished state
A wooded landscape with branches, foliage and plants. A male figure, Aesacus, standing beneath a tree trunk, watches a female nymph, Hesperia, seated by rocks. Artist's proof, a simple line etching in sepia
