Joseph Mallord William TurnerA Cloudy Sky c.1815-18

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Artist
Title
A Cloudy Sky
From Hints River Sketchbook
Turner Bequest CXLI
Date c.1815-18
MediumGraphite on paper
Dimensionssupport: 88 x 114 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D10645
Turner Bequest CXLI 35
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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 35 Recto:
A Cloudy Sky circa 1815–18
D10645
Turner Bequest CXLI 35
Pencil on white wove paper, 88 x 114 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil with colour notes ‘Grey’ ‘Dirty’ and ‘Yellow’ within image
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘35’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXLI 35’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

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