Joseph Mallord William Turner

Place St-Croix, Angers

1826

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Nantes, Angers and Saumur Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 170 x 110 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D23226
Turner Bequest CCXLVIII 39

Catalogue entry

Turner filled this page with a view of the medieval city of Angers, located on the River Maine close to its confluence with the Loire. A note at the bottom of the page identifies the scene as the Place St-Croix; the spire rising in the background belong to the gothic cathedral. Turner made extensive study of Angers in this volume. A list of his drawings of the city is provided in the sketchbook introduction.

John Chu
April 2015

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