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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Part of Chichester Cross 1796

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Part of Chichester Cross’ 1796
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 28 Recto:
Part of Chichester Cross 1796
D00757
Turner Bequest XXX 27
Pencil on white wove paper, 126 x 108 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘27’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXX 27’ bottom left, descending vertically
With the page turned vertically, Turner has drawn one bay of the octagonal structure; the study is continued on folio 27 verso opposite (D00755; Turner Bequest XXX 26a). Chichester’s Market Cross was built in 1501 by Bishop Story, in an ornate late Perpendicular style more usually associated with Salisbury or the West Country.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2011

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Part of Chichester Cross 1796 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-part-of-chichester-cross-r1149709, accessed 25 April 2024.