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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Erotic Figures c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Erotic Figures’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 45 Verso:
Erotic Figures c.1835–40
D27447
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 45a
Pencil on white wove paper, 86 x 111 mm
Partial watermark ‘FULL ¦31’
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The cursory nature of these erotic studies – if not their subject matter – is typical of the contents of this sketchbook. For further information, see the sketchbook Introduction.
Technical notes:
This page has been removed from the volume and reinstated at an unknown date.
John Chu
Fenruary 2015

How to cite

‘Erotic Figures c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, 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-erotic-figures-r1181582, accessed 23 April 2024.