'A Watermill, with the Corner of a Large Barn or a Church', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

A Watermill, with the Corner of a Large Barn or a Church

From Drawings Made on the Midland Tour

Date ?1794

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 215 x 140 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D00403

Turner Bequest XXIII c

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

A Watermill, with the Corner of a Large Barn or a Church ?1794

D00403
Turner Bequest XXIII c

Pencil on white wove paper, 215 x 140 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘C’, ‘P’, ‘B’ and ‘D’ within the drawing
Stamped in black ‘XXIII c’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

Although the location of the subject has not been identified, this sheet apparently belongs to the Midland Tour sequence.

Verso:

Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.

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