Joseph Mallord William Turner

Cliffs; Also Female Figure

1834

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Edinburgh 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: D26257
Turner Bequest CCLXVIII 86 a

Catalogue entry

Drawn across the top of the page are two sketches of coastal cliffs with a lighthouse (top left), windmills (centre of each sketch) and other buildings. The location of this stretch of coast has not been determined. There are similar sketches of cliffs scattered throughout the sketchbook. For examples, see folios 2 verso, 71 and 81 verso (D26098, D26229, D26248). Beneath these sketches, drawn with the book turned to the right, is a quick sketch of a female figure, either wearing a large hat or perhaps carrying something on her head.

Thomas Ardill
January 2011

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