Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Reach of the River Medway, with a Sailing Boat

1798

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
South Wales Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 203 × 264 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00638
Turner Bequest XXVI 79

Catalogue entry

The smear of yellow pigment at the top right of the subject is similar to paint smears on the rectos or versos of other leaves: see folios 69, 74, 83–87 (D00629, D00635, D00653–D00657; Turner Bequest XXVI 72, 77, 91–95). The palette of this drawing resembles that of the studies on folios 71 recto and 72 recto (D00632, D00633; Turner Bequest XXVI 74, 75); see also Tate D00676 (Turner Bequest XXVII O).
The drawing was made with the page turned horizontally.
Technical notes:
The corner at the bottom left of the subject has been made up.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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