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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Figures 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two Figures’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 54 Verso:
Two Figures 1831
D25740
Turner Bequest CCLXV 54a
Pencil on white wove paper, 96 x 59 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned to the right is one of several sketches in the book of figures in fancy costumes (see folio 57; D25745 for references). This one belongs to a group of three sketches of male figures in period costume (see also folios 55 verso and 56; D25742, D25743). Here two men, one standing behind the other, wear long robes and caps. The sketch of a figure in a robe and headdress on folio 26 (D25688) may be related to these figures.

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Two Figures 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-two-figures-r1134104, accessed 25 April 2024.