'Design for Classical Composition (?Dido Directing Equipment of Fleet)', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Design for Classical Composition (?Dido Directing Equipment of Fleet)

From River Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCIV

Date 1823-4

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 111 x 185 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D17782

Turner Bequest CCIV 7 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1820s

River Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest