Study for 'St Albans Abbey'

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Artist/Maker	Turner (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn) St Albans (drawn)

A pencil study for 'St. Albans Abbey'. This is a study for a watercolour (see associated item 1684-1871). This drawing does not include the figures or the wall in front, which appear in the final watercolour.

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Categories	Architecture Christianity
Object type	Drawing
Titles	Study for 'St Albans Abbey' (generic title) Study for 'St Alban's Cathedral' (alternative title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil drawing Pencil Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description	Drawing, a study for 'St Albans Abbey', by Joseph Mallord William Turner, pencil, ca. 1800-1851.
Physical description	A pencil study for 'St. Albans Abbey'. This is a study for a watercolour (see associated item 1684-1871). This drawing does not include the figures or the wall in front, which appear in the final watercolour.
Dimensions	Height: 25.4cm Width: 18.5cm
Subjects depicted	Cathedrals Abbeys
Places depicted	St. Albans Hertfordshire
Associated objects	1684-1871 P.105-1922
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.105-1922

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Record created	February 1, 2011
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1190002/study-for-st-albans-abbey-drawing-turner/

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