'Angers: The Porte St-Nicholas through the Ancient Ramparts, with the Towers of the City Above', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Angers: The Porte St-Nicholas through the Ancient Ramparts, with the Towers of the City Above

From Nantes, Angers and Saumur Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCXLVIII

Date 1826

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 170 x 110 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D23216

Turner Bequest CCXLVIII 34

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

France

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1820s

Nantes, Angers and Saumur Sketchbook

Tate Collection

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