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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Durham Cathedral Seen from the South-West across the River Wear 1801

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Durham Cathedral Seen from the South-West across the River Wear’ 1801
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 16 Recto:
Durham Cathedral Seen from the South–West across the River Wear 1801
D02484
Turner Bequest LIII 16
Pencil on white wove paper, 162 x 112 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘16’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘LIII – 16’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is a continuation of the drawing on folio 15 verso opposite (D02483), under which the subject is discussed.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Durham Cathedral Seen from the South–West across the River Wear 1801 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-durham-cathedral-seen-from-the-south-west-across-the-river-r1178506, accessed 21 November 2024.