The Devil's Bridge, St Gothard: 586

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Devil's Bridge, St Gothard

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Turner, Joseph Mallord William

Entities

Drawing

Measurements and weight

Height: 238 mm
Width: 305 mm

Relative size of this object

What does this represent?

Relative size of this object is displayed using code inspired by Good Form and Spectacle's work on the British Museum's Waddeson Bequest website and their dimension drawer. They chose a tennis ball to represent a universally sized object, from which you could envisage the size of an object.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1861) by Ruskin, John

Dating

Circa 1841 - 1843

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Red ink
Brown ink
Grey ink
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, pen with grey, red and brown ink over graphite, and scratching out on paper

Inscription or legends present

Text: Devil's Bridge No. 8 (in Turner's hand)
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: 04 X (in Turner's hand)
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: 20 (in Turner's hand)
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

References and bibliographic entries

Works page(s): 558
Turner, 1775-1851
J.M.W. Turner, R.A. 1775-1851; a catalogue of Drawings and Watercolours in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge page(s): 71
The Life and Work of J.M.W. Turner
Turner. The Masterworks page(s): 134

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 586
Primary reference Number: 14019
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 6 February 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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