Watercolour on paper
Collaborations with Thomas Girtin for Dr Monro, and Other Copies
Collaborations with Thomas Girtin for Dr Monro, and Other Copies
Monro School c.1794-8
Monro School c.1794-8
France
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collection
Turner owned by Tate
Catalogued Turner works on paper
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Picturesque Composition with a Distant Tours North East
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
bridge
bridges and viaducts
cities, towns, villages (non-UK)
countries and continents
France
landscape
natural features (non-UK)
natural phenomena
path
places
river
River Loire
shadow
sunshine
Tours - non-specific
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
water: inland
weather
wooded
<p>Turner's early training involved him making copies of depictions of the celebrated sights of the Italian Grand Tour. Though related to this kind of exercise, these two newly-identified watercolours show French scenes. Both were made at least five years before he travelled to France for the first time in 1802, and some thirty years before he actually went to the Touraine region himself. He may have based his copies on works in the collection of Dr Thomas Monro, like the Italian subjects, but the actual sources for the sketches have, so far, not been identified. The view of Blois is especially interesting in anticipating the composition of the subject engraved for Turner's Annual Tour, 1833 (no.123, next room).</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique watercolour
Picturesque Composition with a Distant View of Tours from the North East
support: 242 × 342 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's early training involved him making copies  of depictions of the celebrated sights of the  Italian <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/grand-tour" title="Glossary definition for 'Grand Tour'"><span>Grand Tour</span></a>. Though related to this kind of  exercise, these two newly-identified <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>  show French scenes. Both were made at least five  years before he travelled to France for the first  time in 1802, and some thirty years before he  actually went to the Touraine region himself. He  may have based his copies on works in the  collection of Dr Thomas Monro, like the Italian  subjects, but the actual sources for the sketches  have, so far, not been identified. The view of  Blois is especially interesting in anticipating  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/c/composition" title="Glossary definition for 'Composition'"><span>composition</span></a> of the subject <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, 1833 (no.123, next room).</p>
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architecture bridge bridges and viaducts cities, towns, villages (non-UK) countries and continents France landscape natural features (non-UK) natural phenomena path places river River Loire shadow sunshine Tours - non-specific townscape, distant townscapes / man-made features water: inland weather wooded
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