'?Diagram of the Plan or Elevation of a Building', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

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

References

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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This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.