http://www.metafilter.com/tags/turnerbequest Posts tagged with 'turnerbequest' at MetaFilter. Mon, 04 Mar 2002 03:57:25 -0800 Mon, 04 Mar 2002 03:57:25 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/15244/ <a href="http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/collection_search_simple.jsp?group=turner">Finally,a home for the Turner bequest :</a> In 1856, nearly five years after Turner's death, his estate was settled by a decree in which the works found in his studio that were considered to be by his own hand were accepted by the nation as the 'Turner Bequest'. This comprises nearly 300 oil paintings and around 30,000 sketches and watercolours (including 300 sketchbooks). All of this work is now available to view online at the Tate. If nothing else you can get some beautiful wallpaper for your desktop. tag:metafilter.com,2002:site.15244 Mon, 04 Mar 2002 03:57:25 -0800 brokenlink sketchbooks sketches tate turnerbequest watercolours Fat Buddha