'Interior of a Forge: Making Anchors', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Interior of a Forge: Making Anchors

From Wilson Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XXXVII

Date 1796-7

MediumGouache, graphite and watercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 113 x 93 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D01220

Turner Bequest XXXVII 103

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1790s

Wilson Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest