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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Views on the Coast, Possibly at Plymouth 1811

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Views on the Coast, Possibly at Plymouth’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 21 Verso:
Views on the Coast, Possibly at Plymouth 1811
D08402
Turner Bequest CXXIII 21a
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘P’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
There are two slight profiles of coasts, one above the other. It is likely that together they form a view of a wide bay or estuary, with the lower drawing being a continuation to the right of the upper view. ‘P’ might indicate Plymouth, suggesting a view from the northern shores of Plymouth Sound, with Mount Batten to the east (above) and Mount Edgcumbe to the west (below). For other Plymouth views in this sketchbook and elsewhere, see under folio 3 verso (D08367).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Views on the Coast, Possibly at Plymouth 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2011, 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-views-on-the-coast-possibly-at-plymouth-r1136879, accessed 26 April 2024.