Graphite on paper
Mortlake and Pulborough Sketchbook
Mortlake and Pulborough Sketchbook
Thames, London and South of England 1821-7
Thames, London and South of England 1821-7
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Mortlake and Pulborough Sketchbook
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Summerhouse and Garden at Limes Mortlake Looking West up River Thames
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
England
garden
garden structures
Mortlake - non-specific
places
river
River Thames
summerhouse
tree
UK countries and regions
UK London
UK natural features
water: inland
<p>The drawing on this opening provided the basis for an oil painting Turner exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1827, 'Mortlake Terrace, the Seat of William Moffatt, Esq., Summer's Evening' (National Gallery of Art, Washington). Like the slightly later views of Petworth Park (see Gallery 102), this view is a reversal of the traditional topographical house portrait so that the house itself is not seen, the view from the house becoming the subject.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
The Summer-house and Garden at ‘The Limes’, Mortlake, Looking West up the River Thames
support: 113 × 187 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>The <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/d/drawing" title="Glossary definition for 'Drawing'"><span>drawing</span></a> on this opening provided the basis for an oil <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/painting" title="Glossary definition for 'Painting'"><span>painting</span></a> Turner exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1827, 'Mortlake Terrace, the Seat of William Moffatt, Esq., Summer's Evening' (National Gallery of Art, Washington). Like the slightly later views of Petworth Park (see Gallery 102), this view is a reversal of the traditional topographical house <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/portrait" title="Glossary definition for 'Portrait'"><span>portrait</span></a> so that the house itself is not seen, the view from the house becoming the subject.</p>
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