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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Studies c.1821

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two Studies’ c.1821
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 7 Verso:
Two Studies c.1821
D17377
Turner Bequest CXCIX 7a
Pencil on white wove paper, 112 x 190 mm
Partial watermark ‘R Bar | 18’
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This page is occupied by two brief and largely incomprehensible parts of drawings. The desired orientation is unclear. However, if viewed according to the foliation of the book, the sketch at centre is angular, perhaps describing part of a building or a detail of a maritime vessel. The drawing at right is handled extremely delicately, and comprises a row of shapes reminiscent of letter-forms in their appearance and alignment.

Maud Whatley
January 2016

How to cite

Maud Whatley, ‘Two Studies c.1821 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2016, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2017, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-two-studies-r1184654, accessed 23 November 2024.