'Study of the Doorway in the North Front of Radley Hall, Abingdon', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Study of the Doorway in the North Front of Radley Hall, Abingdon

From Oxford Sketchbook

Turner Bequest II

Date c.1789

MediumGraphite and watercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 160 x 249 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00012

Turner Bequest II 2 a

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 2 Verso:

Study of the Doorway in the North Front of Radley Hall, Abingdon c.1789

D00012
Turner Bequest II 2a

Pencil and watercolour on white laid paper, 160 x 249 mm
Stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram towards bottom left

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

See folios 9 recto and 14 recto (D00021, D00028). In addition to the study of the doorway there are red and blue colour trials.

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.

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

British Isles

Southern England

Oxfordshire

Sketchbooks

1787-1801 Student and master

Sketchbooks from the 1780s

Oxford Sketchbook

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Joseph Mallord William TurnerStudy of the Doorway in the North Front of Radley Hall, Abingdon c.1789

Artwork details

Turner's sketchbooks