Artwork Details
12-1/16 x 16-1/2 in.
Mark DescriptionSigned in ink center right: Turner Artist Watermark: J WHATMAN
Accession NumberGift in memory of Evan F. Lilly
CopyrightPrints, Drawings, and Photographs
Color PaletteJ.E. Fordham, Milbourn Bury near Royston, England; inherited by F.N. Fordham, Royston, England; inherited by A.R. Fordham Royston, England; (Christie's, London, England) 12 July 1918; Mr. Eccles; (Thomas Agnew & Sons, Ltd., London, England); sold to (John Mitchell, London) in 1955; purchased for the John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, now the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, with funds from the Lilly family, in 1955.
This gateway, legendarily attributed to the Anglo-Saxon King Edgar, has served as the entrance to the precincts of Worcester Cathedral since the fourteenth century.
With a typical nod to the local economy, Turner shows draymen unloading barrels, which may well have contained vinegar, the basic ingredient in Worcestershire sauce.
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Journey into Light: Travels with J.M.W. Turner
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
July 24, 2020 - December 6, 2020
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