J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > East Sussex c.1806-20 > Hints River Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge c.1815-18

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge’ c.1815-18
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Verso:
Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge circa 1815–18
D10599
Turner Bequest CXLI 9a
Pencil on white wove paper, 88 x 114 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the sketchbook inverted, and continued on folio 10 (D10600). This is a very quick sketch, from the riverbank.

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Boats on the River, Richmond Bridge c.1815–18 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-boats-on-the-river-richmond-bridge-r1131652, accessed 19 April 2024.