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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner Brussels from the North 1817

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Brussels from the North’ 1817
Folio 13 Recto:
Brussels from the North 1817
D12724
Turner Bequest CLX 13
Pencil on white wove paper, 150 x 94 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Bruxelles’ bottom right, ascending vertically
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘258’ bottom right, and ‘13’ top right
Stamped in black ‘CLX – 13’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch extends the view of Brussels from the north–east from folio 12 verso opposite (D12723); see catalogue entry.

David Blayney Brown
June 2025

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Brussels from the North 1817’, catalogue entry, June 2025, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, June 2026, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/brussels-from-the-north-r1212092, accessed 31 July 2026.