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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hills and Buildings, Possibly in the Peak District ?1831

Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 57 Recto:
Hills and Buildings, Possibly in the Peak District ?1831
D22255
Turner Bequest CCXXXIX 57
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 191 mm
Partial watermark ‘R Bar | 18’
Inscribed by Turner ‘1’ centre left, ‘2’ top right, and ‘[?1 3]’ towards bottom right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘57’ top left, upside down
Stamped in black ‘CCXXXIX – 57’ top left, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The subject of this vigorous sketch is unidentified, although it is likely to show the rugged terrain of the Peak District, as do many others in this sketchbook. It is unclear whether the page comprises one view, or more likely two, with the upper being a continuation to the left of the lower. The square building at the centre and the smaller building to its right remain elusive. The second of these buildings may recur in the equally rapid sketch on the verso (D22256).

Matthew Imms
April 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Hills and Buildings, Possibly in the Peak District ?1831 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-hills-and-buildings-possibly-in-the-peak-district-r1148901, accessed 29 March 2024.