Portrait of JMW Turner
Drawing
ca. 1825-50 (drawn)
ca. 1825-50 (drawn)
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Portrait in pencil of the artist J. M. W. Turner. He is depicted in later years, seated working at an easel.
Object details
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| Title | Portrait of JMW Turner (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
| Brief description | Pencil drawing by Daniel Maclise depicting a portrait of J. M. W. Turner. Great Britain, ca. 1825-50. |
| Physical description | Portrait in pencil of the artist J. M. W. Turner. He is depicted in later years, seated working at an easel. |
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| Credit line | Forster Bequest |
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| Bibliographic reference | Pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole.
These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | F.88:317 |
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| Record created | September 15, 2008 |
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