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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Cliffs and Trees 1798-9

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Cliffs and Trees’ 1798-9
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 63 Verso:
Cliffs and Trees 1798–9
D01801
Turner Bequest XLII 126
Pencil and gouache on buff laid paper, 174 x 125 mm
Stamped in black ‘XLII – 126’ top right, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, the drawing is continued on folio 64 recto opposite (D01802; Turner Bequest XLII 127). See note to the drawing on the preceding opening, folios 62 verso–63 recto (D01799–D01800; Turner Bequest XLII 124–125).

Andrew Wilton
March 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Cliffs and Trees 1798–9 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 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-cliffs-and-trees-r1173997, accessed 20 April 2024.