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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > North Wales 1799-1801 > Dolbadarn Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Low Sun over Mountains 1799

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Low Sun over Mountains’ 1799
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 85 Recto:
Low Sun over Mountains 1799
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Turner Bequest XLVI 85
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘85’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XLVI – 85’ bottom left, descending vertically
Pencil on white wove paper, 79 x 130 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This mountain skyline was drawn with the page turned horizontally. The specific view remains unidentified.
Verso:
Blank; washed with a very pale grey ground.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Low Sun over Mountains 1799 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 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-low-sun-over-mountains-r1179982, accessed 26 April 2024.