About this artwork
The subject is the Royal barge on Virginia Water, flying the Royal Standard, with the Chinese Fishing Temple designed by Jeffry Wyatville for George IV shown in the background. This work and its pair were commissioned by George IV who, in the event, refused to buy them.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775 - 1851) English
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title:Virginia Water
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date created:About 1829
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materials:Watercolour on paper
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measurements:29.00 cm x 44.30 cm (framed: 51.00 x 67.50 x 4.00 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Long loan in 1999
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accession number:DLOAN 5
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Joseph Mallord William Turner
Joseph Mallord William Turner
Turner transformed the art of landscape painting in Britain. From detailed topographical studies to expansive, atmospheric vistas his works celebrate the diversity and emotive power of nature. He was born in Covent Garden, the son of a barber, and exhibited his earliest sketches in his father's...
