Joseph Mallord William Turner

A West Country River or Estuary between Hills with Distant Buildings

1811

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 117 × 75 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D08671
Turner Bequest CXXIII 162

Catalogue entry

This small sketch, occupying only the top quarter of the page, is nevertheless quite detailed, although any relationship with the many identified West Country river and coastal scenes in this sketchbook has yet to be established. There may be a church or castle and some sort of waterfront feature on the left bank, and possibly a mast beyond the headland or bank on the right.
Technical notes:
There is some offsetting down the left-hand edge side from the ink inscription on folio 164 verso opposite (D08670; CXXIII 161a).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

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