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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner London Bridge c.1832

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘London Bridge’ c.1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Recto:
London Bridge c.1832
D27242
Turner Bequest CCLXXVIII 9
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
Watermark ‘R BARNARD¦1820’
Inscribed by Turner in pencil with numbers at various points and ‘Blo[...], ’55 Blou[...]’ centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘9’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXXVIII – 9’ bottom right
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This drawing of London Bridge continues onto folio 8 verso opposite (D27241; Turner Bequest CCLXXVIII 8a). For more information on this study, see the sketchbook introduction.

John Chu
March 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘London Bridge c.1832 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-london-bridge-r1181375, accessed 25 April 2024.