'The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Island of San Giorgio Maggiore

From Milan to Venice Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXXV

Date 1819

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 112 x 185 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D14442

Turner Bequest CLXXV 66 a

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

Italy

Sketchbooks

1819-29 Italy and after

Sketchbooks from the 1810s

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Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest