'Bristol Cathedral from College Green', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Bristol Cathedral from College Green

From Subjects Related to the Bristol and Malmesbury Tour

Date 1791

MediumPen and ink and watercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 342 x 314 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00108

Turner Bequest VII A

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Bristol Cathedral from College Green 1791

D00108
Turner Bequest VII A

Pencil, watercolour and pen and brown ink on white wove paper, 342 x 314 mm
Stamped in black ‘VII A’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Exhibition history

References

This is a view of the cathedral from the north-west. The copperplate inscription on the verso (D40029) suggests that this was another subject designated for the ‘12 Views on the River Avon’; see the introductory note to the Bristol and Malmesbury sketchbook (Tate; Turner Bequest VI).

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.