Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner(British, 1775–1851)British, 1775–1851
CultureBritish
Titles
- Bridgnorth on the River Severn (Shropshire)
- A Bend on the River
Date1798
Place depictedUnited Kingdom
MediumWatercolor over graphite with scratching out on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 13 × 18 1/4 in. (33 × 46.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Stuart Collection, museum purchase funded by Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer, in honor of Gary Tinterow
Object number2019.287
Not on view
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Department
Prints and DrawingsSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Watercolours from the Collection of Mr. Peter Rhodes," Letchworth Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom, June 4–June 25, 1960.
"English Drawings and Watercolours from the Collection of Mr. Peter Rhodes," Reading Museum and Art Gallery, United Kingdom, February 11–March 4, 1961.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: Inscribed in graphite, lower center: JMW Turner, RA
On the Mount, Verso: Inscribed in graphite: J.M.W. Turner, R.A. / (1775-1851/ THUNDERSTORM: A BEND OF THE RIVER WITH A TOWN ABOVE. / circa 1802 / Coll: A.G. Turner
On the Mount, Verso: Inscribed in graphite: J.M.W. Turner, R.A. / (1775-1851/ THUNDERSTORM: A BEND OF THE RIVER WITH A TOWN ABOVE. / circa 1802 / Coll: A.G. Turner
Catalogue raisonnéWilton, Cat. 90.
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