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 West End seen South East
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
cathedral
England
England, Midlands
Gothic
house
landscape
Lichfield, Lichfield Cathedral
medieval
periods and styles
places
religious
residential
scaffolding
Staffordshire
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
wooded
<p>In the summer of 1794, Turner made  an extensive tour of the Midlands and North Wales. His early training as an architectural draughtsman stood him  in good stead when recording views  of prominent buildings and landmarks.</p><p>This pencil study shows two of the three distinctive spires of Lichfield cathedral.  It would have been executed at least partially on the spot. The composition  and details were followed extremely closely in the completed watercolour he made from this drawing. Turner was able to plan compositions for finished works, even as he sketched in the field.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
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
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
Lichfield Cathedral: the West End seen from the South East
support: 277 × 216 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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In the summer of 1794, Turner made <br/>
an extensive tour of the Midlands and North Wales. His early training as an architectural draughtsman stood him <br/>
in good stead when recording views <br/>
of prominent buildings and landmarks. </p>
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This <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> study shows two of the three distinctive spires of Lichfield cathedral. <br/>
It would have been executed at least partially on the spot. 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> <br/>
and details were followed extremely closely in the completed <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> he made from this <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 was able to plan compositions for finished works, even as he sketched in the field.</p>
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