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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales and Isle of Wight 1795-1800 > South Wales Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Bishop and Clerks Rocks 1795

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Bishop and Clerks Rocks’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 33 Recto:
Bishop and Clerks Rocks 1795
D00586
Turner Bequest XXVI 33
Pencil on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Bishop and Clerks’ bottom right, and ‘33’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 33’ bottom left, descending vertically
The Bishop and Clerks are a chain of rugged islets off St David’s Head, beyond Ramsay Island. Turner appears to have taken delight in exploring the rocks along this part of the Pembrokeshire coast very much as he was to do in Plymouth Sound on his visits to Devon in 1811 and 1813. See also folios 30 recto, 32 recto and 34 recto (D00583, D00585, D00587).
The drawing was made with the page turned horizontally.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Bishop and Clerks Rocks 1795 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2012, 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-bishop-and-clerks-rocks-r1140913, accessed 26 April 2024.