'The Thames from Richmond Hill, with Richmond Bridge, and Isleworth Church in the Distance', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The Thames from Richmond Hill, with Richmond Bridge, and Isleworth Church in the Distance

From Studies for Pictures: Isleworth Sketchbook

Turner Bequest XC

Date 1805

MediumPen and ink on paper

Dimensionssupport: 150 x 258 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D05526

Turner Bequest XC 25

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Studies for Pictures: Isleworth Sketchbook

Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 25 Recto:

The Thames from Richmond Hill, with Richmond Bridge, and Isleworth Church in the Distance 1805

D05526
Turner Bequest XC 25

Pen and ink on off-white wove paper, prepared with a grey wash, 150 x 258 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘25’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XC 25’ bottom left, descending vertically

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

The view is downstream in the direction of Isleworth. See also folio 24 of the sketchbook (D05524).
The presence of All Saints’ Church, Isleworth at almost exactly the centre of the sketch, in the middle distance to right of the central arch of Richmond Bridge, was noticed by Hill.

Verso:

Blank

David Blayney Brown
August 2007

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This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.