Graphite, watercolour, gouache and pen and watercolour on paper
Loose Studies of Northern France
Loose Studies of Northern France
Northern France c.1826-32
Northern France c.1826-32
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
<a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/joseph-mallord-william-turner-558" aria-label="More by Joseph Mallord William Turner" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Joseph Mallord William Turner</a>
Saumur Loire Valley
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
actions: postures and motions
adults
agriculture, gardening & fishing
architecture
bridge
bridges and viaducts
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
fishing
fishing rod
France
leisure and pastimes
man
medieval
natural features (non-UK)
objects
people
periods and styles
places
river
River Loire
Saumur, Pont de la Croix-Verte
sitting
sport
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
<p>For this sketch Turner positioned himself so that he could make the side of the bridge curve round and fill the entire foreground of the picture.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 1992</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour gouache pen
Saumur, Loire Valley
support: 131 × 186 mm
Accepted by the nation as part of the <a href="/search?gid=999999781" data-gtm-name="tombstone_link_bequest" data-gtm-destination="list-page--search-results">Turner Bequest</a> 1856
<p>For this sketch Turner positioned himself so that he could make the side of the bridge curve round and fill the entire foreground of the picture.</p>
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actions: postures and motions adults agriculture, gardening & fishing architecture bridge bridges and viaducts cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents fishing fishing rod France leisure and pastimes man medieval natural features (non-UK) objects people periods and styles places river River Loire Saumur, Pont de la Croix-Verte sitting sport townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features water: inland
CCLIX 201