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Tewkesbury Abbey No. 2

1793

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Associated Names

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist, British, 1775 - 1851

The image shows a pencil drawing of a cathedral from a ground-level point of view. The cathedral dominates the composition with intricate architectural details such as vertical and horizontal segments, and pointed arches. A smaller building and leafy trees are nearby. The drawing is in monochrome pencil gray, featuring detailed textures on the cathedral's façade.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Donald Stone
Dimensions

sheet: 26.7 × 20.3 cm (10 1/2 × 8 in.)
Accession Number

2022.40.15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Donald Stone, New York [1942 - 2020]

Associated Names

Stone, Donald

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Tewkesbury Abbey

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