Joseph Mallord William Turner

?Blackfriars Bridge, with Thames Barges

1820–5

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Tabley No.3 Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 108 × 185 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D07009
Turner Bequest CV 21 a

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Drawn with the sketchbook inverted. In the absence of any identifiable detail of buildings on the banks of the Thames or of the exact design of the twin columns facing the piers of the bridge, it is hard to tell if this Blackfriars (built by Robert Mylne with Ionic columns) or Waterloo Bridge (built by John Rennie with Doric columns). See Introduction to the sketchbook for its numerous views of London and the Thames.

David Blayney Brown
June 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

?Blackfriars Bridge, with Thames Barges

1820–5

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Waterloo Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral and Somerset House; Thames Barge in the Foreground

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hampton Court Bridge, with a Thames Barge

Joseph Mallord William Turner City Barges in the Lord Mayor’s Day Pageant on the River Thames and off the Palace of Westminster

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