Graphite on paper
Watercolours and Drawings Related to the 1797 North of England Tour, and Other Subjects
Watercolours and Drawings Related to the 1797 North of England Tour, and Other Subjects
North of England 1797-1801
North of England 1797-1801
York
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>
Figures on Organ Screen York Minster
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
actions: postures and motions
adults
architecture
crown
England
features
fine arts and music
group
groups
man
medieval
objects
people
periods and styles
places
religious and ceremonial
screen
sculpture
standing
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
woman
York
York, York Minster
<p>These studies of the choir screen at York Minster are part of a group of small cards which have been variously attributed to Turner, to his contemporary Thomas Girtin, or to others of the circle of artists who used to meet in Dr Munro's informal sketching 'Academy' in the Adelphi. The cards may have been used by Turner in conjunction with his sketchbooks. There are some discrepancies between the figures represented here and the screen as it is today, which cannot be accounted for by nineteenth-century restoration.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite
Figures on the Organ Screen of York Minster
support: 64 × 94 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>These studies of the choir screen at York Minster are part of a group of small cards which have been variously attributed to Turner, to his contemporary Thomas Girtin, or to others of the circle of artists who used to meet in Dr Munro's informal sketching '<a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/a/academy" title="Glossary definition for 'Academy'"><span>Academy</span></a>' in the Adelphi. The cards may have been used by Turner in conjunction with his sketchbooks. There are some discrepancies between the figures represented here and the screen as it is today, which cannot be accounted for by nineteenth-century <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/r/restoration" title="Glossary definition for 'Restoration'"><span>restoration</span></a>.</p>
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2014-11-09T00:00:00
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