Joseph Mallord William TurnerThe River Thames, with a Rainbow c.1806-14

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Artist
Title
The River Thames, with a Rainbow
From Boats, Ice Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CI
Date c.1806-14
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 107 x 180 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D06662
Turner Bequest CI 40
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 40 Recto:
The River Thames, with a Rainbow circa 1806–14
D06662
Turner Bequest CI 40
Pencil on white wove paper, 107 x 180 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘W’, ‘L’, ‘B’ and ‘V.B.G.Y.R’ within rainbow, ‘L. yellow’ upper right and ‘W.L. Greenish yellow’ lower centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘40’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CI 40’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
A detail of sky possibly related to if not part of this is on folio 39 verso of the sketchbook (D06661). Turner’s notations indicate the colours of the rainbow.
Verso:
Blank

David Blayney Brown
December 2006

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