'Teignmouth', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

Teignmouth

From Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CXXIII

Date 1811

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 75 x 117 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D08535

Turner Bequest CXXIII 88

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Turner's sketchbooks

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 91 Recto:

Teignmouth 1811

D08535
Turner Bequest CXXIII 88

Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘88’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 88’ bottom left, descending vertically

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

This appears to be a view to the south along the Devon coast at Teignmouth, with the profile of the Ness headland across the mouth of the River Teign in the distance. Successive drawings on the verso and folio 92 recto (D08536, D08537; CXXIII 88a, 89) seem to show the same feature from further away, and an inscription on the latter appears to refer to the area. For other views of Teignmouth see under folio 71 verso (D08499; CXXIII 68a).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

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