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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales 1798 > Hereford Court Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner ?View Looking up the Estuary of the Mawddach 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?View Looking up the Estuary of the Mawddach’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 57 Recto:
?View Looking up the Estuary of the Mawddach 1798
D01291
Turner Bequest XXXVIII 39
Pencil on white wove paper, 229 x 332 mm
Blind-stamped bottom centre with Turner Bequest monogram
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘39’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXXVIII 39’ bottom left, descending vertically
The exact location of this view has not been determined. The drawing seems to have been made from a point close to Barmouth, looking east towards Cader Idris.
Technical notes:
There are some paint smears, possibly from folio 36 recto (D01278; Turner Bequest XXXVIII 27).
Verso:
Blank; a few paint smears; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘?View Looking up the Estuary of the Mawddach 1798 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, 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-view-looking-up-the-estuary-of-the-mawddach-r1173197, accessed 23 April 2024.