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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Herd of Cows, with Buildings Beyond c.1823-4

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Herd of Cows, with Buildings Beyond’ c.1823-4
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 43 Verso:
A Herd of Cows, with Buildings Beyond c.1823–4
D17910
Turner Bequest CCV 43a
Pencil on white wove paper, 162 x 98 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[?no]’, ‘white’, ‘Red’ and ‘white [?Track]’ at relevant points in drawing towards top
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
With the page turned vertically, Turner has made an impromptu sketch of a herd of cows, perhaps near farm buildings in the Thames Valley, the likely setting for adjacent views. Compare the sheep at Richmond on folio 4 verso (D17841).

Matthew Imms
December 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘A Herd of Cows, with Buildings Beyond c.1823–4 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, December 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-herd-of-cows-with-buildings-beyond-r1172624, accessed 26 April 2024.