'The River Dee at Corwen; Man Fishing and Cattle Watering', Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artwork details

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775‑1851)

Title

The River Dee at Corwen; Man Fishing and Cattle Watering

From Tabley No.2 Sketchbook

Turner Bequest CIV

Date 1808

MediumGraphite on paper

Dimensionssupport: 98 x 162 mm

Collection

Tate

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

Reference

D06914

Turner Bequest CIV 44 a

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Catalogue entry

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851

Folio 45 Verso:

The River Dee at Corwen; Man Fishing and Cattle Watering 1808

D06914
Turner Bequest CIV 44a

Pencil on white laid paper, 98 x 162 mm

Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856

References

Drawn with the sketchbook inverted.

See Introduction to the sketchbook for Turner’s trip into North Wales from Tabley in 1808 and folio 29 verso (D06893; Turner Bequest CIV 28a) for a drawing related to the picture Trout Fishing in the Dee, Corwen Bridge and Cottage (Taft Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio)1 perhaps begun back at Tabley.

In this and another sketch on folios 46 verso–47 (D06916–D06917; Turner Bequest CIV 45a– 46) the viewpoint is from closer to the bridge and cattle are more prominent in the foreground than in 29 verso or in the picture.

David Blayney Brown
May 2010

Butlin and Joll 1984, p.68 no.92 (pl.102).

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