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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner New Weir on the River Wye 1795

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘New Weir on the River Wye’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 57 Recto:
New Weir on the River Wye 1795
D00613
Turner Bequest XXVI 59
Pencil on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by A.J. Finberg in red ink ‘59’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 59’ bottom left, descending vertically
The subject is similar to that of an aquatint by Francis Jukes after Edward Dayes (1763–1804), published in 1800 (British Library London, K Top XXXI -18.b). Two other river views, probably on the Wye between Goodrich and Monmouth, are on folios 56 recto and 59 recto (D00612, D00615; Turner Bequest XXVI 58, 61).
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, ‘New Weir on the River Wye 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-new-weir-on-the-river-wye-r1140938, accessed 24 April 2024.