Joseph Mallord William Turner

?Lake Maggiore

1819

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Passage of the Simplon Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 121 × 195 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D16949
Turner Bequest CXCIV 32

Catalogue entry

The subject of this sketch is very faint and almost impossible to discern owing to the dark and uneven nature of the grey background wash. However, the pencil details at the top of the sheet appear to depict a rocky or hilly shoreline with a castle dominating the right-hand side, possibly representing a view on Lake Maggiore.

Nicola Moorby
May 2011

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