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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Épernay, Northern France 1832

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Épernay, Northern France’ 1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
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Épernay, Northern France 1832
D24171
Turner Bequest CCLVII 2a
Pencil on white laid paper, 175 x 127 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Epernay’ towards top left
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the sketchbook turned horizontally, Turner filled much of this page with wide landscape vistas punctuated by architectural features. His note towards the top right-hand corner of the page shows that at least some of these views were taken in the vicinity of Épernay in northern France. A list of drawings made at this location is provided in the sketchbook Introduction.

John Chu
January 2010

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Épernay, Northern France 1832 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, January 2010, 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-pernay-northern-france-r1175199, accessed 23 April 2024.