1819
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Isleworth is a 1819 ink by Joseph Mallord William Turner, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This drawing shows a quiet scene of a small temple with columns sitting by a pond. Big trees with thick branches stand around it, their roots spreading into the water. The background has more trees and a faint path, all sketched in soft brown lines. Turner used a technique called etching to create this. The lines are precise but also a little fuzzy, like a sketch that’s been carefully printed. Next, check out technique: etching to see how artists like Turner made prints like this.
Joseph Mallord William Turner was born in 1775 at Maiden Lane, Covent Garden, where his father kept a barber and wig-making shop.
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