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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country and Yorkshire 1814-17 > Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner The River Torridge near Bideford 1814

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘The River Torridge near Bideford’ 1814
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 76 Recto:
The River Torridge near Bideford 1814
D09561
Turner Bequest CXXXII 76
Pencil on white wove paper, 90 x 152 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Bideford’ bottom centre
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘76’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXII – 76’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner’s emphatic inscription indicates that this is a view at Bideford, but the lack of clear landmarks makes the viewpoint difficult to establish. The setting is presumably the banks of the River Torridge near the town, with low hills beyond; for other views, see under folio 79 recto (D09564).
Technical notes:
There is some staining to the right-hand edge of the leaf.
Verso:
Blank

Matthew Imms
June 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘The River Torridge near Bideford 1814 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-the-river-torridge-near-bideford-r1147108, accessed 25 April 2024.