Joseph Mallord William TurnerBoats on the River, Richmond Bridge c.1815-18

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Artist
Title
Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge
From Hints River Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CXLI
Date c.1815-18
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 88 x 114 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D10600
Turner Bequest CXLI 10
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 10 Recto:
Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge circa 1815–18
D10600
Turner Bequest CXLI 10
Pencil on white wove paper, 88 x 114 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘10’ top left, inverted
Stamped in black ‘CXLI 10’ top left, inverted
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the sketchbook inverted, and continued on folio 9 verso (D10599). James Paine’s Richmond Bridge appears in a rough outline on the right.

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

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