Graphite and watercolour on paper
Smaller Fonthill Sketchbook
Smaller Fonthill Sketchbook
Architectural and Other Subjects c.1797-1807
Architectural and Other Subjects c.1797-1807
Smaller Fonthill Sketchbook
Oxfordshire
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>
Oxford Christ Church River
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
architecture
England
England, South East
England, Southern
landscape
natural phenomena
Oxford, Christ Church College
Oxfordshire
places
reflection
river
River Thames
storm
townscape, distant
townscapes / man-made features
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
UK natural features
water: inland
weather
wooded
<p>Just after the turn of the century Turner made finished watercolours of the city and colleges of Oxford, for engraving as illustrations for the annual University Calendar or 'Almanack'. They represent the climax of his first phase as an architectural draughtsman. This view of Christ Church and Tom Tower across the meadows at dusk is more atmospheric than these commissioned designs. Its breadth of handling and composition relate to the work of Turner's early friend Thomas Girtin.</p><p><em>Gallery label, August 2004</em></p>
paper unique graphite watercolour
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
Oxford: Christ Church from the River
support: 262 × 415 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>Just after the turn of the century Turner made 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>watercolours</span></a> of the city and colleges of Oxford, 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> as illustrations for the annual University Calendar or 'Almanack'. They represent the climax of his first phase as an architectural draughtsman. This view of Christ Church and Tom Tower across the meadows at dusk is more atmospheric than these commissioned designs. Its breadth of handling and <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> relate to the work of Turner's early friend Thomas Girtin.</p>
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