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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1813 > Plymouth, Hamoaze Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Wooded Valley, Possibly with Plymouth Citadel in the Distance 1813

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Wooded Valley, Possibly with Plymouth Citadel in the Distance’ 1813
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 44 Recto:
A Wooded Valley, Possibly with Plymouth Citadel in the Distance 1813
D09265
Turner Bequest CXXXI 44
Pencil on white wove paper, 95 x 157 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘44’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXXI – 44’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned horizontally, Plymouth Citadel may be indicated in the far distance at the top right. It is clearly shown to the west from similar countryside on folio 45 recto (D09266). The subjects as far as folio 127 recto (D09358) are all identified or presumed sites within a few miles in and around Plymouth, suggesting a series of fairly short excursions.
Verso:
Blank. There are some slight stains and rubbing.

Matthew Imms
April 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A Wooded Valley, Possibly with Plymouth Citadel in the Distance 1813 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 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-a-wooded-valley-possibly-with-plymouth-citadel-in-the-r1147993, accessed 24 September 2024.