Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Flower and Butterflies Sketch
Object numberMO 1972.33
Name
Sketch
Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner
(English painter and draftsman, 1775-1851)
Date1824
MediumPaper, Pencil (graphite), Paint (watercolor), Wood
Dimensionsframe H 11 3/8 in x W 14 3/8 in x D 5/8 in (28.9 cm x 36.5 cm x 1.6 cm )
mat H 9 3/4 in x W 12 3/4 in (24.8 cm x 32.4 cm )
mat H 9 3/4 in x W 12 3/4 in (24.8 cm x 32.4 cm )
DescriptionA watercolor and pencil sketch on paper of a campanula-type flower with three butterflies on the leaves. The sketch is in the oval center of an embossed design of oak leaves and acorns with urns at each corner. The sketch is matted in a window mat with bronze gilded edges. Printed in the bottom margin of the mat is the artist's information: J.M.W. TURNER / 1824.
The sketch is glazed with acrylic and framed in a 7/8" wood frame with a gilt and reflective silver finish.
Label TextThis sketch is one of two J.M.W. Turner watercolors that Eleanor Roosevelt kept for sentimental reasons after Franklin Roosevelt's death because he had given them to her. She displayed them in her New York City apartment where they remained until her death in 1962.The sketch is glazed with acrylic and framed in a 7/8" wood frame with a gilt and reflective silver finish.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. in 1963. It was donated as a bequest of FDR, Jr. to the Library in 1991.
Credit LineBequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPrints and Paintings (National Archives Identifier 778817)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
Non exposé
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