'The Interior of a Mill or Foundry', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Interior of a Mill or Foundry

From Marford Mill Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XX

Date c.1794

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 99 x 152 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D00288

Turner Bequest XX 22

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 22 Recto:

The Interior of a Mill or Foundry c.1794

D00288
Turner Bequest XX 22

Pencil on white laid paper, 99 x 152 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘22’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XX 22’ top right, ascending vertically

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This is a continuation of the sketch of a mill or foundry on folio 21 verso opposite (D00287).

Technical notes:

The double-page drawing was evidently made after Turner had torn out the two leaves immediately preceding the present page (see the introduction to the sketchbook).

Verso:

Blank, except for a smear of what may be sealing wax, corresponding to that on folio 23 recto opposite (D00289); stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram top centre.

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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