Joseph Mallord William Turner

Part of the Bridge of Augustus, Narni, with the Monastery of San Cassiano

1819

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Ancona to Rome Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 110 x 115 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D14777
Turner Bequest CLXXVII 64

Catalogue entry

Turner devoted a considerable number of sketches to the Roman Bridge of Augustus (Ponte d’Augusto) at Narni, one of the most famous landmarks in Umbria, see folio 61 verso (D14772). This partially torn page contains a sketch depicting the northernmost pier of the ruined bridge with the monastery of San Cassiano on the slopes of the hill in the distance beyond.

Nicola Moorby
November 2008

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