Joseph Mallord William Turner

Heathland with a Wooded Valley and a Distant Church Tower, Possibly on or near Dartmoor

1814

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Devon Rivers, No.1 Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 90 × 152 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D09492
Turner Bequest CXXXII 11

Catalogue entry

The subject’s undulating hills are possibly on the fringes of Dartmoor, as with the views on folios 8 recto and 10 recto (D09489, D09491) and identified subjects later in this sketchbook. For other definite or likely Dartmoor views, see under D09489.

There is a separate detail at the top right, showing a two-stage tower, apparently with castellations; this is presumably the same tower seen towards the horizon in the landscape. The somewhat illegible note on folio 10 verso opposite (D40822) may include the word ‘pinnacles’ in relation to the tower.

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Matthew Imms
June 2014

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