Joseph Mallord William Turner

A Wooded Valley with a Bridge, Probably near Plymouth

1813

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Artist
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of
Plymouth, Hamoaze Sketchbook
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
Support: 95 × 157 mm
Collection
Tate
Acquisition
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference
D09289
Turner Bequest CXXXI 66

Catalogue entry

With the page turned horizontally, a bridge with at least three arches is silhouetted in the middle distance, with a succession of hills or headlands beyond; the lack of obvious landmarks makes the view difficult to place, but it is presumably within a reasonable radius of Plymouth. The subjects as far as folio 127 recto (D09358) are all identified or presumed sites within a few miles, suggesting a series of fairly short excursions.
Technical notes:
There is slight staining at the bottom of the drawing.
Verso:
Blank

Matthew Imms
April 2014

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