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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Second Italian Tour 1828-9 > Florence to Orvieto Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Bridge in a Tuscan Landscape 1828

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bridge in a Tuscan Landscape’ 1828
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Bridge in a Tuscan Landscape 1828
D21591
Turner Bequest CCXXXIV 2a
Pencil on paper, 104 x 148 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner executed this rapid study of a single-arched bridge between two buildings. The shaky lines indicate that he was sketching from a moving carriage. The surrounding topography is roughly rendered, making it difficult to pinpoint a precise location for this Tuscan landscape, which presumable lies between Florence and Siena.

Hannah Kaspar
November 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘Bridge in a Tuscan Landscape 1828’, 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/bridge-in-a-tuscan-landscape-r1210132, accessed 15 April 2025.