Joseph Mallord William Turner

Waterloo Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral and Somerset House; Thames Barge in the Foreground

c.1808–10

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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: D07102
Turner Bequest CV 76

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Drawn with the sketchbook inverted, the subject continues on folio 85 verso (D07101; Turner Bequest CV 75a). 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 not to folio 81 (D07092; Turner Bequest CV 71).

David Blayney Brown
June 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Waterloo Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral and Somerset House; Thames Barge in the Foreground

c.1808–10

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Waterloo Bridge and St Paul’s Cathedral

Joseph Mallord William Turner Barges off the Custom House, with the Monument, St Magnus the Martyr and St Paul’s Cathedral in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner St Paul’s Cathedral Seen through the Arches of Waterloo Bridge

Joseph Mallord William Turner London Bridge, St Paul’s Cathedral in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Shipping in the Thames, with the Tower of London and St Paul’s Cathedral in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Views of the River Thames and the City, with St Magnus the Martyr and St Paul’s Cathedral

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats and Ships in the Pool of London near Old London Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral Beyond

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Shipping in the Thames, with St Paul’s Cathedral in the Distance

Joseph Mallord William Turner Boats in the Pool of London below Old London Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral, St Magnus the Martyr’s Church and the Monument

Joseph Mallord William Turner Waterloo Bridge, with St Paul’s Cathedral and Blackfriars Bridge Seen through the Arches

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