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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Sketches of Figures, Rome 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Sketches of Figures, Rome’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 19 Verso:
Sketches of Figures, Rome 1819
D16193
Turner Bequest CLXXXVIII 19 a
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 189 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Blue’ to the right of figure on right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner often drew figures from daily life observed as he ranged through the city. He was particularly interested by the details of national and local costume. This rough sketch appears to show four or five women and/or men wearing long skirts or robes.

Nicola Moorby
September 2008

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Sketches of Figures, Rome 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2008, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-sketches-of-figures-rome-r1139702, accessed 07 February 2025.