Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Scarlet Sunset circa 1830-40
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 134 x 189 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
A Hurricane in the Desert (The Simoom), for Rogers's 'Poems' circa 1831-2
Pencil, watercolour and pen and ink
support: 244 x 305 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
A Fte-Champtre: ?East Cowes Castle 1827
Gouache on paper
support: 142 x 191 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
A Wreck (possibly related to 'Longships Lighthouse, Land's End') circa 1835-40
Watercolour on paper
support: 338 x 491 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Venice: Santa Maria della Salute, Night Scene with Rockets circa 1840
Watercolour and bodycolour on paper
support: 240 x 315 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Rigi: Last Rays circa 1841-2
Watercolour on paper
support: 241 x 300 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
The Burning of the Houses of Parliament ?1834-5
Watercolour and gouache on paper
support: 302 x 444 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Fribourg circa 1841
Pencil and watercolour on paper
support: 236 x 335 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
After J.M.W. Turner’s death in 1851, the contents of his studio became the property of the nation. The Turner Bequest comprises around 30,000 works of art on paper, including watercolours, drawings and 300 oil paintings. Most works in the Bequest are unfinished pieces or preparatory studies.
The Bequest provides a unique insight into Turner’s methods and documents his travels around Britain and Europe. In addition to mounted works, the Prints and Drawings Rooms hold 280 bound Turner sketchbooks.
Prints and Drawings Rooms
The full range of Turner Bequest prints and drawings in the collection can be surveyed in the Prints and Drawings Rooms.