'Distant View of the Firth of Forth, from Corstorphine, with St Bernard's Well near in the Foreground', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Distant View of the Firth of Forth, from Corstorphine, with St Bernard's Well near in the Foreground

From Edinburgh Sketchbook

Turner Bequest LV

Date 1801

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 197 x 127 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D02841

Turner Bequest LV 22

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

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British Isles

Scotland

Edinburgh

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1800s

Edinburgh Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

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