Joseph Mallord William Turner

Waterloo and Blackfriars Bridges, Somerset House at Left and St Paul’s Cathedral in the Distance

c.1825

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Tabley No.3 Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 108 × 185 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D07100
Turner Bequest CV 75

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Drawn with the sketchbook inverted, the subject continues on folio 84 verso (D07099; Turner Bequest 74a). Blackfriars Bridge is seen through the arches of Waterloo Bridge. See Introduction for plans in the mid 1820s for a series of London subjects, including London Bridge, the Custom House and the Tower. For Waterloo Bridge and Somerset House, see note to folio 81 (D07092; Turner Bequest CV 71).

David Blayney Brown
June 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

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