Joseph Mallord William Turner

Harewood House: The South Front Seen from the West

1797

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
North of England Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 210 × 270 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00985
Turner Bequest XXXIV 76

Catalogue entry

The subject is drawn with the page turned horizontally. This is a slight note of the main structural features of the central portion of the south front of the house, seen in steep perspective. The commission from Edward Lascelles to make watercolour views of Harewood resulted in four of the house, based primarily on drawings made on separate sheets of paper (Tate D02379, D02385, D02386, D02388, D02390, D02391; Turner Bequest LI L, R, S, U, W, X), and two of the castle; see under folio 71 recto (D00976; Turner Bequest XXXIV 67).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
January 2013

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