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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Arithmetic (Inscriptions by Turner) 1809

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Arithmetic (Inscriptions by Turner)’ 1809
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 66 Verso:
Arithmetic (Inscriptions by Turner) 1809
D07957
Inscribed by Turner in pencil (see main catalogue entry) on white wove paper, 83 x 114 mm
Turner’s inscription reads:
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
8     68 
9 
10    68 | 8 47 | 16 115    and 15 
These numbers might relate to the specifications for building materials, presumably for Sandycombe Lodge, inside the back cover of the sketchbook (D07854). See also Introduction and note to folio 13 (D07872).

David Blayney Brown
August 2009

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Arithmetic (Inscriptions by Turner) 1809 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 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-arithmetic-inscriptions-by-turner-r1135913, accessed 19 September 2024.