Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Rocky Stream

1795

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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
D00564
Turner Bequest XXVI 12

Catalogue entry

This is possibly another study of the rocks at Aberdulais to which Turner’s attention had been drawn by the itinerary written out for him at the start of the book (D40554); see folios 7 recto and 9 recto (D00559, D00561).
Verso:
Blank; inscribed in pencil ‘55’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

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