Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Mont Blanc Massif and Le Chetif from above Pré St Didier in the Val d’Aosta

1836

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Artist: Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Part of: Val d’Aosta Sketchbook
Medium: Graphite on paper
Dimensions: Support: 190 × 113 mm
Collection: Tate
Acquisition: Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Reference: D29070
Turner Bequest CCXCIII 20

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Figures are seen on the road above Pré St Didier, looking up the Val d’Aosta to Le Chetif and the Mont Blanc massif. A similar view is recorded in a watercolour study (Tate D25381; Turner Bequest CCLXIII 258). This sketch is inverted in relation to the main sequence of subjects in the sketchbook.

David Hill
June 2010

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Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Mont Blanc Massif and Le Chetif from above Pré St Didier in the Val d’Aosta

1836

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Joseph Mallord William Turner The Mont Blanc Massif and Le Chetif, from the Gorge above the Baths at Pré St Didier, Val d’Aosta

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