
In Tate Britain
Prints and Drawings Room
View by appointment- Artist
- Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
- Medium
- Watercolour, gouache and pen and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- Support: 140 × 192 mm
- Collection
- Tate
- Acquisition
- Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
- Reference
- D24644
Turner Bequest CCLIX 79
Display caption
From the second half of the 1820s, Turner began to use small pieces of blue paper as a support, both for his finished designs intended for engraving, and for the purpose of making informal sketches. The strong colour of the blue paper proved especially suitable for sky studies, such as those Turner made while exploring the rivers of Europe, and in the park at Petworth in West Sussex.
Gallery label, September 2004
Does this text contain inaccurate information or language that you feel we should improve or change? We would like to hear from you.
Catalogue entry
You might like
-
Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Nantes, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Nantes, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Loire Valley near Nantes
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges; St-Florent-le-Vieil, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Montjean-sur-Loire; Barges, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges, Loire Valley
1826 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Château and Cathedral, Nantes
c.1828 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats on the River Loire, ?near Ingrandes
c.1826–8 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Shipyards, Nantes
c.1826–8 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Montjean-sur-Loire, Loire Valley
c.1826–8 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Île Feydeau, Nantes
c.1826–8 -
Joseph Mallord William Turner Loire Boats, near Nantes
c.1826–8