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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Bridge 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Bridge’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 46 Verso:
A Bridge 1831
D25727
Turner Bequest CCLXV 46a
Pencil on white wove paper, 59 x 96 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rather rough sketch seems to show three arches of a bridge. Bearing in mind the proximity of this sketch to studies of Berwick Bridge (folios 45 verso and 46; D25725, D25726) this is also likely to be of the structure.
For references to further sketches of Berwick in this sketchbook, see folio 13 verso (D25665).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘A Bridge 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2009, 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-a-bridge-r1134091, accessed 19 September 2024.