Joseph Mallord William Turner

A River among Rocks with a House in Trees and Distant High Cliffs

1794

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Matlock Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 111 × 181 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D00232
Turner Bequest XIX 24

Catalogue entry

Like the drawing on folio 24 recto (D00231; Turner Bequest XIX 23), this is probably a view on the River Derwent, in Matlock Dale, Derbyshire. The influence of Thomas Rowlandson’s (1756–1827) draughtsmanship seems particularly strong in this drawing.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in black ink with Turner Bequest monogram bottom left.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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