Joseph Mallord William Turner?Diagram of the Plan or Elevation of a Building c.1789

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Artist
Title
?Diagram of the Plan or Elevation of a Building
From Oxford Sketchbook
Turner Bequest II
Date c.1789
MediumGraphite and pen on paper
Dimensionssupport: 160 x 249 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00010
Turner Bequest II 1
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 1 Recto:
?Diagram of the Plan or Elevation of a Building c.1789
D00010
Turner Bequest II 1
Pencil on white laid paper, 160 x 249 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[?6 Panels]’ and with numerals including ‘14’, ‘1/2’, ‘3’, ‘4’, ‘1’, ‘8’, and ‘[?5 less]’ within the diagram
Endorsed by the Executors of the Turner Bequest (see sketchbook introduction)
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘1’ bottom right
Inscribed in pencil ‘II’ top left
Stamped in black ‘II 1’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The annotations on this diagram may refer to the fenestration of the building, or are possibly annotations relating to the disposition of pictures in a room. See folios 25 recto and verso (D40741, D00043).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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