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
architecture
bridge
bridges and viaducts
castle
church
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
dock
France
military
natural features (non-UK)
places
religious
river
River Loire
Saumur - non-specific
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
waterfront
<p>Turner travelled along the River Loire from Nantes to Orleans in 1826. The sketches made on this journey served as the basis for coloured designs later engraved for 'Turner's Annual Tour - the Loire', published in 1833. There is some debate over the likely date Turner executed the group of watercolours, it being most probable that they were finished before 1830. The majority of the engraved subjects are now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, but, as the group exhibited here demonstrates, there are several related works in the Turner Bequest which are either views of the same scenery or which are similar in technique.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour gouache pen
Saumur, Loire Valley
support: 130 × 190 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>Turner travelled along the River Loire from Nantes to Orleans in 1826. The sketches made on this journey served as the basis for coloured designs later <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/e/engraving" title="Glossary definition for 'Engraving'"><span>engraved</span></a> for 'Turner's Annual Tour - the Loire', published in 1833. There is some debate over the likely date Turner executed the group of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/w/watercolour" title="Glossary definition for 'Watercolour'"><span>watercolours</span></a>, it being most probable that they were finished before 1830. The majority of the engraved subjects are now in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, but, as the group exhibited here demonstrates, there are several related works in the Turner Bequest which are either views of the same scenery or which are similar in technique.</p>
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architecture bridge bridges and viaducts castle church cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents dock France military natural features (non-UK) places religious river River Loire Saumur - non-specific townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features waterfront water: inland
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