J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Thames sketchbooks c.1804-14 > River Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A River Scene with a House among Trees c.1807

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A River Scene with a House among Trees’ c.1807
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 23 Recto:
A River Scene with a House among Trees circa 1807
D05984
Turner Bequest XCVI 23
Pencil on white laid paper, 92 x 163 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘23’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XCVI 23’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Here, an unidentifiable house is visible among trees, probably the same one as seen on folio 22 (D05983).

David Blayney Brown
October 2006

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘A River Scene with a House among Trees c.1807 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, October 2006, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-river-scene-with-a-house-among-trees-r1130159, accessed 19 April 2024.