Via Mala

c. 1815

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: Art Institute of Chicago
Medium: Etching in brown on ivory wove paper, laid down on board
Dimensions: Image: 23.6 × 32.3 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/4 in.); Plate: 26.7 × 35.7 cm (10 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 51.4 cm (14 5/16 × 20 1/4 in.)
Collection no.: 2013.764
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

J. M. W. Turner. Via Mala. Art Institute of Chicago. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Via Mala — J. M. W. Turner. c. 1815.

Medium: Etching in brown on ivory wove paper, laid down on board. Dimensions: Image: 23.6 × 32.3 cm (9 5/16 × 12 3/4 in.); Plate: 26.7 × 35.7 cm (10 9/16 × 14 1/16 in.); Sheet: 36.2 × 51.4 cm (14 5/16 × 20 1/4 in.).

Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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