'Study of a Dog with Schematic Drawings of Quoining, Windows and Mouldings', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Study of a Dog with Schematic Drawings of Quoining, Windows and Mouldings

From Oxford Sketchbook

Turner Bequest II

Date c.1789

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 160 x 249 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00043

Turner Bequest II 25 a

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 25 Verso:

Study of a Dog with Schematic Drawings of Quoining, Windows and Mouldings c.1789

D00043
Turner Bequest II 25a

Pencil on white laid paper, 160 x 249 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil with numerals towards left
Inscribed by ?another hand in pencil ‘28/15/2’ top right
Stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram bottom centre

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

The dog is drawn inverted relative to the architecture; compare the drawing on folio 17 recto (D00031). The architectural notes seem to relate to the façades of Radley Hall, of which Turner produced two highly finished watercolour views (Tate D00048, D00049; Turner Bequest III C, D); see folios 9 recto and 14 recto (D00021, D00028). This sheet bears offsets from the marbled pages of the inside back cover (D40742), and was therefore presumably the final leaf of the book in its original form.

Andrew Wilton
April 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.