Graphite and watercolour on paper
The Thames in or near London
The Thames in or near London
London and Home Counties 1793-5
London and Home Counties 1793-5
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>
London York House WaterGate Westminster with York Buildings Waterworks
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
Baroque
boat - non-specific
chimney
coat of arms
England
features
figure
flag, Union Flag
gate
house
industrial
natural phenomena
objects
people
periods and styles
places
religious and ceremonial
residential
river
River Thames
ship, sailing
smoke
society
stair / step
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
UK countries and regions
UK London
UK natural features
water tower
water: inland
waterfront
Westminster, York House Watergate
<p>As a young artist, Turner developed a meticulous style to describe architectural antiquities. In this unfinished work, he has applied the same style to an urban subject. The tall structure that dominates this scene was the water tower at what is now the Embankment, in London.</p><p>The crowded jumble of the modern city was a challenging subject for artists. It lacked the more established historical or poetic associations of old buildings, and tended to lead to images that were more descriptive than evocative.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
11 March 2022 – 18 June 2022
2022-06-18
2022-03-11
Turner Contemporary (Margate, UK)
2022-03-11
JMW Turner
Loan-out
London: York House Water-Gate, Westminster, with York Buildings Waterworks
support: 298 × 419 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
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<span class="text0">As a young artist, Turner developed a meticulous style      to describe architectural antiquities. In this unfinished work, he  has      applied the same style to an urban subject. The tall structure that      dominates this scene was the water tower at what  is now the Embankment, in      London. </span>
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<span class="text0">The crowded jumble of the modern city was a challenging      subject for artists. It lacked the more established historical  or poetic      associations of old buildings, and tended to lead to images that were more      descriptive than evocative.  </span>
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adults architecture Baroque boat - non-specific chimney coat of arms England features figure flag, Union Flag gate house industrial natural phenomena objects people periods and styles places religious and ceremonial residential river River Thames ship, sailing smoke society stair / step townscapes / man-made features transport: water UK countries and regions UK London UK natural features waterfront water: inland water tower Westminster, York House Watergate
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