Watercolour on paper
Thames Sketchbook
Thames 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
Thames Sketchbook
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>
A River Scene with Trees
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
England
landscape
places
river
River Thames
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
water: inland
wooded
<p>This small sketchbook contains many pencil studies that served as the basis of two important watercolours of the view from Richmond Hill. It also includes a number of extremely vivacious watercolour sketches of river scenery. In many of them, such as the present drawing, Turner took advantage of the slight resistance of the paper to certain pigments. Such speckling of the colour makes the light sparkle.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
A River Scene, with Trees
support: 114 × 188 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>This small sketchbook contains many <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> studies  that served as the basis of two important  <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> of the view from Richmond Hill. It  also includes a number of extremely vivacious  watercolour sketches of river scenery. In many of  them, such as the present <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>, Turner took  advantage of the slight resistance of 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/p/paper" title="Glossary definition for 'Paper'"><span>paper</span></a> to  certain pigments. Such speckling of the colour  makes the light sparkle.</p>
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England landscape places river River Thames UK countries and regions UK natural features water: inland wooded
CCXII 10