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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Figures in Modern Dress c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Figures in Modern Dress’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 53 Recto:
Figures in Modern Dress c.1835–40
D27461
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 53
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 86 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘53’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLXXIX (a) – 53’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The cursory manner of this page of figure sketches is typical of the drawings in this volume. For more information, see the sketchbook Introduction.
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John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Figures in Modern Dress c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 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-figures-in-modern-dress-r1181594, accessed 24 April 2024.