Joseph Mallord William Turner

Perloz, Val d’Aosta, with the Fort above Pont St Martin

1836

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Fort Bard Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 104 × 148 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D29275
Turner Bequest CCXCIV 35

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Perloz, or ‘Perto’ in Turner’s inscription, in the Val d’Aosta is seen here possibly from near Carema; this is a quick and scrappy sketch of the fort above Pont St Martin, with a church spire in foreground and another on the hillside beyond.

David Hill
June 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Perloz, Val d’Aosta, with the Fort above Pont St Martin

1836

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