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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Part of a Nude Figure c.1800-7

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Part of a Nude Figure’ c.1800-7
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Recto:
Part of a Nude Figure circa 1800–7
D05178
Turner Bequest LXXXIV 10
Pencil on white wove paper, 119 x 73 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘10’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXXXIV 10’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is a very slight sketch, concentrating on the head and shoulders and the left arm, which is upraised. The figure appears to be male.
Verso:
Blank

David Blayney Brown
November 2004

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Part of a Nude Figure c.1800–7 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2004, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-part-of-a-nude-figure-r1178355, accessed 26 April 2024.