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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Malmesbury Cross and Church 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Malmesbury Cross and Church’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 8 Recto:
Malmesbury Cross and Church 1798
D01475
Turner Bequest XL 8
Pencil on white wove paper, 135 x 95 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘8’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XL – 8’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This drawing continues on folio 7 verso (Tate D01474; Turner Bequest XL 7a), under which the subject is discussed.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Malmesbury Cross and Church 1798 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-malmesbury-cross-and-church-r1173711, accessed 19 April 2024.