Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Bridge

1831

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 59 x 96 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D25727
Turner Bequest CCLXV 46 a

Catalogue entry

This rather rough sketch seems to show three arches of a bridge. Bearing in mind the proximity of this sketch to studies of Berwick Bridge (folios 45 verso and 46; D25725, D25726) this is also likely to be of the structure.
For references to further sketches of Berwick in this sketchbook, see folio 13 verso (D25665).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

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