Joseph Mallord William TurnerPlans and Sections of a Picture Gallery, with Roof Lights c.1818-22

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Artist
Title
Plans and Sections of a Picture Gallery, with Roof Lights
From Tabley No.3 Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CV
Date c.1818-22
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 108 x 185 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D07045
Turner Bequest CV 43 a
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 47 Verso:
Plans and Sections of a Picture Gallery, with Roof Lights circa 1818–22
D07045
Turner Bequest CV 43a
Pencil on white wove paper, 108 x 185 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘3 3’, ‘2 6’ and ‘48’ against plans
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the sketchbook inverted. These plans are to be associated with Turner’s plans for his own gallery, along with other drawings and diagrams in the sketchbook; see Introduction for Turner’s new gallery behind his house in Queen Anne Street West, opened in 1822.

David Blayney Brown
June 2010

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