Joseph Mallord William Turner

Female Nude; ?Life Class

c.1835–40

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Life Class (1) Sketchbook [Finberg CCLXXIX (a)]
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 111 × 86 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D27408
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 22

Catalogue entry

This depiction of a female nude is one of several similar works in this volume. The crouched figure at the top of the page may be a student in a life drawing class. For more information on these subjects, see the sketchbook Introduction.

John Chu
February 2015

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