Gouache, graphite and 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
General Collection
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
Collaborations between Turner and other artists
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>, <a href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/thomas-girtin-211" aria-label="More by Thomas Girtin" data-gtm-name="header_link_artist" data-gtm-destination="page--artist">Thomas Girtin</a>
At Fort de lEcluse in Savoy
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
adults
architecture
boat - non-specific
castle
countries and continents
figure
Fort de l’Ecluse
France
landscape
man-made landmarks (non-UK)
military
mountain
people
places
river
road
society
townscapes / man-made features
transport: water
water: inland
<p>This is one of a number of drawings in the Turner Bequest made jointly by the young Turner and his contemporary, Thomas Girtin. They were employed by Dr Thomas Monro to copy works by famous artists from his own collection. Girtin did the underdrawing, and Turner completed the washes.</p><p>Monro was an enthusiastic collector of works by old masters and contemporary watercolourists, and was himself an amateur artist. He was also an eminent physician of mental illness. His patients included King George III, the painter  John Robert Cozens, and Turner's mother.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
paper unique gouache graphite watercolour
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
At Fort de l’Ecluse in Savoy
support: 373 × 525 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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This is one of a number of <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> in the Turner Bequest made jointly by the young Turner and his contemporary, Thomas Girtin. They were employed by Dr Thomas Monro to copy works by famous artists from his own collection. Girtin did the underdrawing, and Turner completed the washes. </p>
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Monro was an enthusiastic collector of works by old masters and contemporary <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>watercolourists</span></a>, and was himself an amateur artist. He was also an eminent physician of mental illness. His patients included King George III, the painter <br/>
John Robert Cozens, and Turner's mother.</p>
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adults architecture boat - non-specific castle countries and continents figure Fort de l’Ecluse France landscape man-made landmarks (non-UK) military mountain people places river road society townscapes / man-made features transport: water water: inland
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