J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Second Italian Tour 1828-9 > Rome to Rimini Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Floor Plan 1828-9

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Floor Plan’ 1828-9
Folio 3 Recto:
Floor Plan 1828–9
D14836
Turner Bequest CLXXVIII 3
Pencil on white laid paper, 72 x 97 mm, extended with modern white laid paper to standard sketchbook height of 132 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘72’ towards top right, descending vertically, and ‘120’ towards bottom right, descending vertically
Inscribed in red ink ‘3’ bottom left of original portion, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CLXXVIII – 3’ bottom left of original portion, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The right half of this page has been torn out, presumably by Turner. On the remnant of the page is a floor plan from an unidentified building, possibly in Rome. The pairs of small dashes indicate the location of the interior doorways, and an entranceway is also marked on the left side of the building. Certain areas of the rooms are shaded and marked with zigzags, for reasons unclear. Either side of the plan, to the right, are the numbers ‘72’ and ‘120’.
Technical notes:
The remnant of the torn-out page is uneven, extending to a maximum height of 72 mm. It has been made good with modern laid paper, increasing the height to 132 mm to match the sketchbook’s intact leaves.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘Floor Plan 1828–9’, catalogue entry, November 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2025, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/floor-plan-r1210210, accessed 17 April 2025.