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Sepia mezzotint of a woman holding a torch beside a draped body at night, under a crescent moon, with trees and a distant hill.

Rizpah keeps watch in the tranquil night over the decaying bodies of her sons. Mezzotint by R. Dunkarton and J.M.W. Turner, 1812, after the latter.

A seated woman in a long robe holds a flaming torch beside a draped body on the ground, under a crescent moon in a dark, wooded landscape. Rendered in sepia mezzotint, the night scene has soft tonal gradations, a glowing torch, and a distant hill beneath a pale sky.

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Date
23 April 1812
Medium
Mezzotints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2911 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1812.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

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Español: Rizpa velando de noche, mezzotinta según J.M.W. Turner, 1812

Una mujer sentada, con una larga túnica, sostiene una antorcha encendida junto a un cuerpo cubierto por una tela sobre el suelo, bajo una luna creciente en un paisaje oscuro y boscoso. Realizada en mezzotinta sepia, la escena nocturna tiene suaves gradaciones tonales, una antorcha brillante y una colina lejana bajo un cielo pálido.

Português: Rizpá velando à noite, meia-tinta após J.M.W. Turner, 1812

Uma mulher sentada, com um longo manto, segura uma tocha acesa ao lado de um corpo coberto por um tecido no chão, sob uma lua crescente em uma paisagem escura e arborizada. Feita em meia-tinta sépia, a cena noturna apresenta suaves gradações tonais, uma tocha brilhante e uma colina distante sob um céu pálido.

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