'Sketches of the Coastline between Pozzuoli and the Bay of Baiae', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Sketches of the Coastline between Pozzuoli and the Bay of Baiae

From Gandolfo to Naples Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CLXXXIV

Date 1819

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 122 x 197 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D15729

Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 86

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 88 Recto:

Sketches of the Coastline between Pozzuoli and the Bay of Baiae 1819

D15729
Turner Bequest CLXXXIV 86

Pencil on white wove paper, 122 x 197 mm

Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘Grotto [?Negroni]’ bottom right, ascending right-hand edge
Inscribed by ?John Ruskin in blue ink ‘281’ top left, inverted and ‘86’ bottom left, inverted
Stamped in black ‘CLXXXIV 86’ top left, inverted

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This page contains studies of the coastline between Pozzuoli and the Bay of Baiae. The two vistas at the bottom and bottom right-hand corner of the page depict the rocky outcrop and grottos of Punta dell’Epitaffio between Baiae and Lake Lucrino. It is the site of some ancient ruins, traditionally believed to the place where Hercules hid the oxen of Geryon during one of his mythic Twelve Labours. The central sketch represents the castle in the Bay of Baiae, whilst above this at the top of the sheet is a view of the distant coast of Pozzuoli, the island of Nisida and the Sorrentine peninsula.

Nicola Moorby
June 2010

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