'View of the Forum, Pompeii, Seen Through the So-Called Arch of Tiberius', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

View of the Forum, Pompeii, Seen Through the So-Called Arch of Tiberius

From Pompeii, Amalfi, &c., Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXXXV

Date 1819

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 113 x 189 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D15779

Turner Bequest CLXXXV 22 a

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Turner's sketchbooks

View this artwork in the Pompeii, Amalfi, &c., Sketchbook

Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 22 Verso:

View of the Forum, Pompeii, Seen Through the So-Called Arch of Tiberius 1819

D15779
Turner Bequest CLXXXV 22 a

Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This study depicts a view of the Temple of Jupiter and the Forum in Pompeii seen through the archway at the north-east corner, tentatively attributed to Tiberius. Turner is standing on the Via degli Augustali facing the north side of the arch which is only faintly sketched in. To the left are the ruins of a row shops near the Macellum (Public Market). For further sketches of the Forum see folio 21 verso (D15777) and for other sketches and a general discussion of Turner’s visit to Pompeii see the introduction to the sketchbook.

Nicola Moorby
September 2010

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