J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Views of Richmond Hill and Bridge c.1816-19

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two Views of Richmond Hill and Bridge’ c.1816-19
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 20 Recto:
Two Views of Richmond Hill and Bridge circa 1816–19
D10447
Turner Bequest CXL 20
Pencil on white wove paper, 155 x 95 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘20’ top left, running vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXL 20’ top right, running vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
See note to folio 19 (D10445) for drawings in this sketchbook leading towards the watercolour (British Museum, London)1 engraved by W.R. Smith in 1832 for Picturesque Views in England and Wales.
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Andrew Wilton, The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner, Fribourg 1979, p.397 no.833.
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David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Two Views of Richmond Hill and Bridge c.1816–19 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-two-views-of-richmond-hill-and-bridge-r1131430, accessed 26 April 2024.