Joseph Mallord William Turner

Saumur, Loire Valley

c.1828

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Loose Studies of Northern France
Medium
Graphite, watercolour, gouache and pen and watercolour on paper
Dimensions
Support: 131 × 186 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D24766
Turner Bequest CCLIX 201

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For this sketch Turner positioned himself so that he could make the side of the bridge curve round and fill the entire foreground of the picture.

Gallery label, September 1992

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