'The Mer de Glace, Looking Up to the Aiguille de Tacul', Joseph Mallord William Turner | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Mer de Glace, Looking Up to the Aiguille de Tacul

From St Gothard and Mont Blanc Sketchbook

Turner Bequest LXXV

Date 1802

MediumGraphite, chalk, watercolour, and gouache on paper

Dimensionssupport: 314 x 465 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D04615

Turner Bequest LXXV 23

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Context

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Geographic location

France

Sketchbooks

1802-18 Academician and professor

Sketchbooks from the 1800s

St Gothard and Mont Blanc Sketchbook

Tate Collection

Gifts and bequests

Turner Bequest