'Figures on a Barge in a River with a Barge and Sunset Sky Beyond; A Bridge in the Middle-Distance', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Figures on a Barge in a River with a Barge and Sunset Sky Beyond; A Bridge in the Middle-Distance

From Dolbadarn Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XLVI

Date 1799-1800

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 131 x 78 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D02047

Turner Bequest XLVI 37

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Dolbadarn Sketchbook

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Dolbadarn Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest