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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > North of England 1797-1801 > North of England Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner York: Bootham Bar with the Minster Beyond 1797

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘York: Bootham Bar with the Minster Beyond’ 1797
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 69 Recto:
York: Bootham Bar with the Minster Beyond 1797
D00974
Turner Bequest XXXIV 65
Pencil on white wove paper, 270 x 210 mm
Watermark ‘1794 | J Whatman’
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram towards bottom right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘65’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XXXIV 65’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Bootham Bar is the old western gate into the city of York, incorporating the Porta Principalis Dextra of the Roman fort under the Norman structure now visible; this was partially rebuilt in 1719 and in 1832. Further views in York are on folio 70 recto (D00975; Turner Bequest XXXIV 66), and in the contemporary Tweed and Lakes sketchbook (Tate D01071–D01074, D01088, D01075–D01078; Turner Bequest XXXV 69–72, 86, 73–76).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
January 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘York: Bootham Bar with the Minster Beyond 1797 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2013, 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-york-bootham-bar-with-the-minster-beyond-r1150130, accessed 26 April 2024.