'Inscription by Turner: Title of Sketchbook', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Inscription by Turner: Title of Sketchbook

From River and Margate Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XCIX

Date c.1805-9

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 120 x 190 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D40596

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Front Cover:

Inscription by Turner: Title of Sketchbook circa 1805–9

D40596

Ink on calf sketchbook cover, 120 x 190 mm
Inscribed by Turner in ink ‘The River and | Margate’ bottom centre, upside down

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

The inscription is inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation.

Matthew Imms
November 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.

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Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest