Oil paint on canvas
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner Bequest
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Turner owned by Tate
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SelfPortrait
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
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<p>This confident-looking young man has just been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy. The portrait therefore marks an important moment in Turner’s life. At 24 years old, he was one of the youngest artists to achieve this status, reflecting his reputation as a painter with original ideas and impressive technical skill. It meant he could exhibit works at the Academy’s exhibitions without fear of rejection by its committee. Turner’s face might be familiar to you – in March 2020 the Bank of England issued a new design for the £20 note that features this self-portrait.</p><p><em>Gallery label, October 2023</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
5 August 2002 – 21 May 2007
2007-05-21
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2002-08-05
Turner at Tate Britain
Collection based display
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
8 June 2007 – 3 February 2008
2008-02-03
2007-06-08
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2007-06-08
Introducing Turner
Collection based display
14 August 2009 – 19 July 2010
2010-07-19
14 August 2009 – 19 July 2010
2010-07-19
2009-08-14
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2009-08-14
Exploring Technique
Collection based display
4 August 2010 – 9 April 2012
2012-04-09
4 August 2010 – 9 April 2012
2012-04-09
2010-08-04
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2010-08-04
Early Turner
Collection based display
14 April 2012 – 9 February 2020
2020-02-09
14 April 2012 – 9 February 2020
2020-02-09
2012-04-14
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2012-04-14
Clore Introduction: Ambition and Legacy
Collection based display
6 April 2020 – 27 November 2022
2022-11-27
6 April 2020
2020-04-06
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2020-04-06
Clore 104
Collection based display
13 March 2023
Tate Britain (London, UK)
http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/
2023-03-13
Gallery 101
Collection based display
Self-Portrait
support: 743 × 584 mm
frame: 985 × 820 × 110 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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<p>This confident-looking young man has just been elected an Associate of the Royal Academy. The portrait therefore marks an important moment in Turner’s life. At 24 years old, he was one of the youngest artists to achieve this status, reflecting his reputation as a painter with original ideas and impressive technical skill. It meant he could exhibit works at the Academy’s exhibitions without fear of rejection by its committee. Turner’s face might be familiar to you – in March 2020 the Bank of England issued a new design for the £20 note that features this self-portrait.</p>
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<p><b>25.</b> [<a class="acno-pop" data-gtm-destination="page--artwork" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/turner-self-portrait-n00458" title="View the details of this artwork"><span>N00458</span></a>]<b> Self-Portrait</b> <i>c.</i> 1798
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<br/>THE TATE GALLERY, LONDON (458)
<br/>Canvas, 29 1/4 ×23 (74·5 ×58·5)</p>
<p><b>Coll.</b> Turner Bequest 1856 (92, ‘Portrait of J.M.W. Turner’ 2'5" × 1'11"); transferred to the Tate Gallery 1910.</p>
<p><b>Exh.</b> National Portrait Exhibition 1868 (94); Tate Gallery 1931 (13); Venice and Rome 1948 (1, repr.); R.A. 1974–5 (B1, repr. as frontispiece); Leningrad and Moscow 1975–6 (88).</p>
<p><b>Lit.</b> Thornbury 1862, i, pp. 45, 63; ii, p. 320; 1877, pp. 25, 36, 42, 392, 419; Hamerton 1879, p. 38; Armstrong 1902, pp. 28–9, 227, repr. facing p. 8; MacColl 1920, p. 2; Davies 1946, p. 187; Rothenstein and Butlin 1964, p. 76, pl. 1; Herrmann 1975, p. 225, pl. 1.</p>
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<p>Datable <i>c.</i> 1798 for reasons of style and the age of the sitter.</p>
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Martin Butlin and Evelyn Joll, <i>The Paintings of J.M.W. Turner</i>, revised ed., New Haven and London 1984
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-14T00:00:00
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adults artist, painter arts and entertainment clothing and personal items cravat man named individuals objects people portraits self-portraits Turner, Joseph Mallord William work and occupations