Gouache and watercolour on paper
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
<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>
Round Tower Twilight
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
astronomy
bridge
bridges and viaducts
castle
countries and continents
evening
features
France
military
moon
places
times of the day
tower
<p>The tower in this scene has not been identified. It may be in France, as the drawing shares many characteristics  with paintings Turner made as a result  of his travels in Normandy and along  the River Seine.</p><p>Several of the images in that series also include the moon, though such romantic, nocturnal effects were becoming more prevalent in art works and literature of  the period. A text that Turner frequently referred to was Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: 'The moon is up, and yet  it is not night - Sunset divides the sky  with her'.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique gouache watercolour
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
12 August 2002 – 11 May 2003
2003-05-11
2002-08-12
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-12
Turner Watercolours
Collection based display
Round Tower: Twilight
support: 138 × 192 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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The tower in this scene has not been identified. It may be in France, as 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> shares many characteristics <br/>
with <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>paintings</span></a> Turner made as a result <br/>
of his travels in Normandy and along <br/>
the River Seine.</p>
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 </p>
<p>
Several of the images in that series also include the moon, though such <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/romanticism" title="Glossary definition for 'Romanticism'"><span>romantic</span></a>, nocturnal effects were becoming more prevalent in art works and literature of <br/>
the period. A text that Turner frequently referred to was Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: 'The moon is up, and yet <br/>
it is not night - Sunset divides the sky <br/>
with her'.</p>
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 </p>
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architecture astronomy bridge bridges and viaducts castle countries and continents evening features France military moon places times of the day tower
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