Bridge and Cows

published 1807

Joseph Mallord William Turner and Charles Turner

Associated Names
Charles Turner

Artist, British, 1773 - 1857

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

This image shows a pastoral scene with a high horizon and a cluster of trees at the top. The color palette is earthy with soft browns. The brushstrokes are delicate, providing details in the trees and ground. In the foreground, cows are near water with their reflections visible. Figures are resting and conversing, while another figure stands on a bridge. The background features lush trees and a house in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and mezzotint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 20.6 × 28.9 cm (8 1/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.8130

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Finberg 1924, no. 2, State v/v

  • Series Title

    Liber Studiorum: no.2 [Finberg 1-71; 1943.3.8129-8199]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1924

  • Finberg, Alexander. The History of Turner's Liber Studiorum with a new Catalogue Raisonne. London: Ernest Benn, 1924.

Wikidata ID

Q65022392

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