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 View on the Wye; a Boat Carrying Cattle in the Foreground 1795

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘View on the Wye; a Boat Carrying Cattle in the Foreground’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 59 Recto:
View on the Wye; a Boat Carrying Cattle in the Foreground 1795
D00615
Turner Bequest XXVI 61
Pencil on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by A.J. Finberg in red ink ‘61’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 61’ bottom left, descending vertically
The location of this cattle ferry is probably near New Weir, where there are high sheer cliffs, as glimpsed at the extreme right of this drawing. See folio 57 recto (D00613; Turner Bequest D00613) for another view at New Weir.
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, ‘View on the Wye; a Boat Carrying Cattle in the Foreground 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-view-on-the-wye-a-boat-carrying-cattle-in-the-foreground-r1140940, accessed 26 April 2024.