Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Female Figure

1819

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Vatican Fragments Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 161 × 101 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D15132
Turner Bequest CLXXX 14 a

Catalogue entry

This page contains a rough sketch which appears to represent a female figure wearing some kind of headdress. Unlike the majority of drawings within this sketchbook this does not appear to be a study of classical statuary but rather to have been drawn from life. Further sketches of people can be found on the inner front cover and on folios 6 verso, 14 verso, 33 verso, 64, 69, 80, 80 verso, 82 and 82 verso (D40619, D15114, D15130, D15167, D15223, D15228, D15245, D15246, D15249 and D15250; Turner Bequest CLXXX 5a, 13a, 32a, 63, 68, 79, 79a, 81 and 81a).

Nicola Moorby
November 2009

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