Click here: — Pictures 3A
(Ground Floor)
for information about Pictures allotted to Volume I, Chapters 13 to 23
inclusively of the architectural Pride and Prejudice
Ground Floor webpages.
And here: — Pictures 3A
(Upper Floors)
for Pictures allotted to Volumes II and III.
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With the exception of the Hubble Footer, and film photographs from Introduction 3A:— Fear and Loathing and the Filming of a beloved Novel, most Pictures in these Pride and Prejudice and Jane Austen webpages are from the Turner Bequest of the Tate Museum Collection Online.
This was far from my original intention, but Pictures, too, have a way of insinuating themselves into the mind, and the fact that Turner and Jane Austen were born in the same year, 1775, Turner in April and Austen in December, permits us surely to believe that the two shared many unspoken assumptions about the world in which they lived? It is also fact that both Turner and Austen found inspiration in contemporary English mansions, Turner for example at Petworth, Farnley, East Cowes Castle, Fonthill Abbey; Austen among others at the imaginery sites of Pemberley, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey.
It has beome trite to point out that we live in a techologically marvellous age, but how better to describe our ability to access links to all the Turner Prints and Drawings found on these webpages and infinitely more besides? Of course a photographic representation can never compare to seeing an original work of art, but circumstance will prevent most of us ever visiting Britain, and it isn't entirely sour grapes to reflect that those fragile works remain safe in their controlled environments free from contamination by light and handling and even our breathing.
Can a Museum qualify for the descriptive title Masterpiece along with the treasures it contains? What other word or phrase would acknowledge the generosity of the presentation which demands of us in return only our time and willingness to learn and to appreciate?
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HomePage 3A:— Literature's
Building Blocks and Pride and Prejudice:
JMW Turner, 1818
Title: Farnley Hall from the East
Medium: Bodycolour and chalk on paper
Dimensions: Support 311 x 394 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide
Reference: TW0240, Wilton 587
JMW Turner, 1827
A Conversation Group
Medium: Gouache and Watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 190 x 140 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22743
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
JMW Turner, 1798
Harewood House from the south-west
Graphite and watercolour on paper; Dimensions: 510 x 654 mm
Collection Harewood House Trust
Turner Worldwide, Reference TW 0197, Wilton 219
JMW Turner, 1827
Petworth: the White Library, looking down the Enfilade from the Alcove, 1827
Watercolour, bodycolour and pen and ink on paper;
Dimensions: Support 143 x 193 mm
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22678
Introduction 3A:— Fear
and Loathing and the Filming of a beloved Novel:
Pride and Prejudice, 1940 Film
Photo from website www.lassothemovies.com
Excellent review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1940 Film
Elizabeth Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC miniseries
Photo from website www.fanpop.com
Review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC TV miniseries
Mr. Bennet, Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC miniseries
Photo from website http://marspeach.wordpress.com
Review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC TV miniseries
Mr. Darcy, Pride and Prejudice, 1995 BBC miniseries
Photo from website http://paperblog.fr/
Review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1995 BBC TV miniseries
The Gardiners, Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC miniseries
Photo from website http://marspeach.wordpress.com
Review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1980 TV series)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1980 BBC TV miniseries
Mr. Bingley, Pride and Prejudice, 1995 BBC miniseries
Photo from website Writing and Ruminating,
Also Review http://kellyrfineman.livejournal.com/
Review from wikipedia.org of Pride and Prejudice (1995 TV series)
Also website: imdb.com Pride and Prejudice, 1995 BBC TV miniseries
Chapters 1 and 2: The Bennet Family,
Cornerstone of the Novel:
Artist: Unknown, British School 18th century (1700-1799)
Title: A Sandpit, Date not known
Medium: Graphite and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: Support 158 x 231 mm
Acquisition Purchased as part of the Oppé Collection with assistance from
the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund 1996
Reference: T10255
View this artwork by appointment, at Tate Britain's Prints and Drawings Rooms
JMW Turner, circa 1799
Title: Builders Working
on the Construction of Fonthill,
circa 1799
Dimensions: Support 250 x 405 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide, Reference: TW 1565
JMW Turner, exhibited 1800
Title: East View of the Gothic Abbey (Noon) Now Building at Fonthill, the Seat of W. Beckford, Esq.
Medium: Watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 685 x 1035 mm
Collection: The National Gallery of Scotland, Turner Worldwide, Reference TW0163, Wilton 338
The
National Gallery of Scotland, Website Wikipedia
JMW Turner, circa 1833
Title: Stirling [View of Stirling Castle from Quarry]
Medium: Watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 89 x 165 mm
Collection: Glasgow Museums, Turner Worldwide, Reference TW0287, Wilton 1122
Glasgow Museum,
Website Glasgow Life
Chapter 3, Foundation (1)
The Meryton Assembly
JMW Turner, circa 1818
Title: Farnley in the Old Time
Medium: Bodycolour on paper
Dimensions: unconfirmed 278 x 393 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide
Reference: TW0262, Wilton 629
JMW Turner, ?1798
A Gothic Arch in Mr. Wyndham's Garden at Salisbury, ?1798
Medium: Gouache, graphite and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 477 x 329 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D02350
JMW Turner, 1827
East Cowes Castle, A Vaulted Passage 1827
Medium: Chalk and pen and ink on paper;
Dimensions: Support 191 x 140 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D20813
JMW Turner, 1815
Title: The East Front ["Garden Front"] of Farnley Hall, with the Flower Garden
and Sundial
Medium: Bodycolour and chalk on paper
Dimensions: unconfirmed 303 x 403 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide
Reference: TW0239, Wilton 586
Chapters 4 to 12:
Foundation (2), Netherfield, or Reinforcing the Framework
JMW Turner, 1818
Title: Farnley Hall from the East
Medium: Bodycolour and chalk on paper
Dimensions: Support 311 x 394 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide
Reference: TW0240, Wilton 587
JMW Turner, 1827
The Lady in Pink: Conversation in the White Library 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 141 x 194 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22688
JMW Turner, 1827
Music in the White Library 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 140 x 190 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22699
JMW Turner, 1827
Fire-light and Lamp-light 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 139 x 193 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22703
Chapters 1 to 12:
Foundation (3), Foreshadowing, or Moving Up
JMW Turner, 1818
Title: Farnley Hall from the East
Medium: Bodycolour and chalk on paper
Dimensions: Support 311 x 394 mm
Private Collection, Turner Worldwide
Reference: TW0240, Wilton 587
JMW Turner, 1827
An Artist Seated before Sir William Beechey's Portrait 'Mrs Hasler as Flora' 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 140 x 193 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22682
JMW Turner, 1830
Title: Interior of a Great House: The Drawing Room, East Cowes Castle, circa 1830
Medium: Oil Paint on canvas
Support: 908 x 1219 mm
Frame: 1239 x 1550 mm
Collection, Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
On display at Tate Britain, Theme Turner Collection, Room: In the Studio
Reference NO 1988
Matthew Brennan argues in his article “Turnerian Topography: The Paintings of Roderick Usher” that Roderick Usher’s paintings are most aptly paralleled by the paintings of JMW Turner. Turner, like the paintings the narrator describes in the story, emphasizes his use of light and color to depict the image, rather than making the image more concrete
Detail, Painting, JMW Turner
The above citation is from an
intellectually stimulating, and visually beautiful website
[name of contributor to this WordPress site?]
devoted to this particular Turner painting, and to a 1990 Essay
by Matthew Brennan concerning Roderick Usher, the painter
described by the narrator in Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall
of the House of Usher. I've used the painting, and in
particular the arresting Detail image shown at left from
the said website to add impact to my final Foundation level
Pride and Prejudice webpage.
[Note that I have verified that the Great House referred to
in the title of the painting is indeed 'The Drawing Room at East Cowes Castle']
JMW Turner, 1827
The Old Library Staircase 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Support 137 x 190 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22757
. . . . .
I've reserved for all these Pictures 3A webpages a number of Turner prints and drawings showing rooms with tasteful displays of paintings and other artworks.
In art calendars containing prints of original works, a typical page contains one painting and various small items of detail from the larger work. My efforts to replicate this practice were uninspiring to say the least. But then, the calendars are created by artists, and I am but a writer who tries to appreciate good work. Which is to say that for the present pages I've used Turner watercolours of three magnificent rooms at Petworth in 1827.
Pictures 3A, Foundation:
JMW Turner, 1827
Title: The White and Gold Room (with Van Dyck Portraits)
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 134 x 191 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22676
[separate detail from left and right sections of drawing:]
JMW Turner, 1827
The Somerset Room: Looking into the Square Dining Room and
Beyond to the Grand Staircase
Medium: Watercolour and bodycolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 139 x 189 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference D22735
On Loan to Art Gallery of South Australia (Adelaide,
Australia)
JMW Turner, 1827
Title: The North Gallery from the North Bay: Owen's Portrait of Mrs Robinson
Hanging to the Left of Flaxman's 'St Michael Overcoming Satan'
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 138 x 189 mm
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22675
References 3A
JMW Turner, 1827
Title: Bookshelves and a Rococo Pier-Glass, with Several Figures, 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 139 x 194 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22686
JMW Turner, 1827
The Old Library: A Vase of Lilies, Dahlias and Other Flowers 1827
Medium: Watercolour and bodycolour on paper;
Support 139 x 188 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22685
Detail, Painting, JMW Turner
Detail from Painting shown above in Chapters 1 to 12:
Foundation (3), Foreshadowing, or Moving Up
Medium: Oil Paint on canvas
Support: 908 x 1219 mm
Frame: 1239 x 1550 mm
Collection, Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
On display at Tate Britain, Theme Turner Collection, Room: In the Studio
Reference NO 1988
[Also see citation from website
Roderick Usher as mentioned above]
JMW Turner, 1827
A Man Seated at a Table in the Old Library 1827
Medium: Gouache and watercolour on paper;
Dimensions: Support 141 x 191 mm
Collection: Tate, Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
View by appointment at Tate Britain's Prints
and Drawings Room
Reference D22691
Sandsifter Five Retrospectives