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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > North of England 1797-1801 > Tweed and Lakes Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Brotherswater 1797

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Brotherswater’ 1797
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 63 Recto:
Brotherswater 1797
D01050
Turner Bequest XXXV 48
Pencil on white wove paper, 274 x 370 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Do’ (i.e. ditto) bottom right
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram towards bottom right
Stamped in black ‘XXXV 48’ bottom left, descending vertically
Drawn with the page turned horizontally, this is one of three views of Brotherswater in this book; the others are on folios 62 recto and 64 recto (D01049, D01051; Turner Bequest 47, 49). The viewpoint here is on the eastern shore of the lake, below the village of Hartsop, looking across to Hartsop Hall. The hills beyond are Hart Crag and, to the left, Dove Crag.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram; inscribed by A.J. Finberg in pencil ‘141.48’.

Andrew Wilton
August 2010

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Brotherswater 1797 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2010, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-brotherswater-r1150227, accessed 24 April 2024.