'The Valley of the Rhône, with a View of Sion from the East', Joseph Mallord William Turner, Thomas Girtin

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Artists

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Thomas Girtin (1775‑1802)

Title

The Valley of the Rhône, with a View of Sion from the East

From Collaborations with Thomas Girtin for Dr Monro, and Other Copies

Date c.1797

MediumWatercolour on paper

Dimensionssupport: 298 x 481 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Reference

D36548

Turner Bequest CCCLXXV 27

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Thomas Girtin 1775–1802

The Valley of the Rhône, with a View of Sion from the East c.1797

D36548
Turner Bequest CCCLXXV 27

Pencil and grey and grey-blue wash on white wove paper, 298 x 481 mm
Watermark ‘1794 | J WHATMAN’
Stamped in black ‘CCCLXXV – 27’ bottom right

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

Provenance:
Probably commissioned by Dr Thomas Monro
Monro’s posthumous sale, Christie’s, London, 26–28 June and 1–2 July 1833 (day and lot number not known)
Bought by or on behalf of Turner

References

The pencil work is by Girtin. This was copied from a sketch or watercolour, perhaps by John Robert Cozens (1752–1797).

Verso:

Blank; inscribed by Thomas Girtin in pencil ‘On the Rhone above Sion | Pays de Valais–’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

Read this catalogue entry in full

This catalogue entry is part of: David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, December 2012.

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, Thomas GirtinThe Valley of the Rhône, with a View of Sion from the East c.1797

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