Graphite on paper
Drawings Made on the Midland Tour
Drawings Made on the Midland Tour
Midlands 1794-1802
Midlands 1794-1802
Staffordshire
Tate Collection
Works with images
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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>
Lichfield Cathedral SouthWest
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cathedral
England
England, Midlands
Gothic
landscape
Lichfield, Lichfield Cathedral
medieval
periods and styles
places
religious
Staffordshire
townscape
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
wooded
<p>During the summer of 1794 Turner toured the midlands and Wales in response to an early commission to produce designs for engraving. This view of Lichfield cathedral is one of the more detailed drawings he made on the spot but it was never translated into print. Nearly 30 years after the first midland tour, however, Turner retrieved the pencil sketch to use as the basis for a finished watercolour. While the latter is now in a private collection, its preparatory colour study forms part of the Turner Bequest. The corresponding paint splashes on the 1794 drawing prove that Turner kept his earlier sketches with a view to their potential for later use.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
30 March 2007 – 4 November 2007
2007-11-04
30 March 2007
2007-03-30
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-03-30
Colour and Line: Turner's Experiments 2
Collection based display
10 January 2015 – 11 March 2015
2015-03-11
10 January 2015 – 11 March 2015
2015-03-11
2015-01-10
National Trust: Petworth House (Petworth, UK)
2015-01-10
Mr Turner
Loan-out
24 April 2017 – 23 June 2017
2017-06-23
24 April 2017 – 23 June 2017
2017-06-23
2017-04-24
Lichfield Cathedral (Lichfield, UK)
2017-04-24
Lichfield Cathedral: a view through time
Loan-out
28 May 2018 – 4 October 2020
2020-10-04
28 May 2018 – 4 October 2020
2020-10-04
2018-05-28
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2018-05-28
Turner and Gothic Cathedrals
Collection based display
Lichfield Cathedral from the South-West
support: 233 × 279 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>During the summer of 1794 Turner toured the  midlands and Wales in response to an early  commission to produce designs for <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>engraving</span></a>. This  view of Lichfield cathedral is one of the more  detailed <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>drawings</span></a> he made on the spot but it was  never translated into <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/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>print</span></a>. Nearly 30 years after  the first midland tour, however, Turner retrieved  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/g/graphite" title="Glossary definition for 'Graphite'"><span>pencil</span></a> sketch to use as the basis for a  finished <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>watercolour</span></a>. While the latter is now in a  private collection, its preparatory colour study  forms part of the Turner Bequest. The  corresponding paint splashes on the 1794 drawing  prove that Turner kept his earlier sketches with a  view to their potential for later use.</p>
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