Engraving and graphite 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
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Carte Itinéraire de la Bretagne with Inscriptions by Turner and Saint Mal Dinan and Breton Peasants
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
countries and continents
features
France
landscape
man
map
mountain
objects
people
places
scientific and measuring
spire
woman
<p>Although Turner appears to have made few preparations for his journey through France before leaving home, he must have acquired this map during the first part of his tour prior to his arrival in Brittany. He would have used it, rather than a guidebook, to identify the principal places (and the roads connecting them) in this most westerly province, which at that date had not been explored by other British artists. When his sketchbooks were not easily to hand Turner used both the front and back of the map to make outline sketches of local costume and some of the places he visited.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 1997</em></p>
paper unique engraving graphite
‘Carte Itinéraire de la Bretagne’: with Inscriptions by Turner and Sketches of Saint Mal, Dinan and Breton Peasants
support: 515 × 690 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>Although Turner appears to have made few  preparations for his journey through France  before leaving home, he must have acquired this  map during the first part of his tour prior to  his arrival in Brittany. He would have used it,  rather than a guidebook, to identify the principal  places (and the roads connecting them) in this  most westerly province, which at that date had not  been explored by other British artists. When his  sketchbooks were not easily to hand Turner used  both the front and back of the map to make outline  sketches of local costume and some of the places  he visited.</p>
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adults architecture countries and continents features France landscape man map mountain objects people places scientific and measuring spire woman
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