'Monuments at Père-Lachaise; Also a Group of Figures', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Monuments at Père-Lachaise; Also a Group of Figures

From Seine and Paris Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CCLIV

Date 1832

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 174 x 117 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D23926

Turner Bequest CCLIV 23 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Seine and Paris Sketchbook

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

France

Sketchbooks

Sketchbooks from the 1830s

Seine and Paris Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest