Joseph Mallord William Turner

Study of Sculptural Fragment from the Vatican Museums

1819

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In Tate Britain

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Vatican Fragments Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 161 x 101 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D15134
Turner Bequest CLXXX 15 a

Catalogue entry

During his 1819 stay in Rome, one of Turner’s most extensive sketching campaigns was the large number of pencil studies made from the sculpture collections of the Vatican Museums (for a general discussion, see the introduction to the sketchbook). This page contains a sketch of an unidentified sculptural fragment which appears to incorporate two lion heads. Turner’s annotation ‘891’ presumably relates to an exhibit number displayed on the work. However, is does not appear to correspond to any known lists published within contemporary guide books or catalogues of the Vatican collections.

Nicola Moorby
November 2009

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