Joseph Mallord William Turner

Bridgnorth: The Bridge and Gatehouse, Looking across the River

1794

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Matlock Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 111 × 181 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D00228
Turner Bequest XIX 20

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The number ‘5’ on this drawing corresponds with the name ‘Bridgnorth’ in the list of places inside the front cover (D40750). A watercolour derived from this study was engraved by J. Walker for the Copper-Plate Magazine, 1 August 1795 (untraced).1 For another drawing of the bridge at Bridgnorth see folio 20 recto (D00227; Turner Bequest XIX 19).

Wilton 1979, p.311 no.90.

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Blank; stamped in black ink with Turner Bequest monogram bottom left.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Bridgnorth: The Bridge and Gatehouse, Looking across the River

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