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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Studies of the Arches of Old London Bridge ?1824

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Studies of the Arches of Old London Bridge’ ?1824
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 32 Verso:
Studies of the Arches of Old London Bridge ?1824
D17889
Turner Bequest CCV 32a
Pencil on white wove paper, 98 x 162 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘4’ and ‘12’ towards top left, and ‘[?6]’ towards bottom left
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, the study across the middle of the page, showing the downstream side of London Bridge from the east, continues across folio 33 recto opposite (D17890). The arches towards the northern end are shown below, with isolated details at the top. Numbers indicate details of the masonry. Compare the sequence of arches on folio 2 verso (D17837), and the elevation on folios 34 verso–35 recto and 35 verso (D17893–D17895).
More than half the drawings in this sketchbook show the River Thames around the bridge, and are likely to date from 1824; see the Introduction.

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Studies of the Arches of Old London Bridge ?1824 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-studies-of-the-arches-of-old-london-bridge-r1172603, accessed 20 September 2024.