Joseph Mallord William Turner

The River Tweed near Abbotsford and Eildon Hill

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
D26189
Turner Bequest CCLXVIII 48 a

Catalogue entry

This rather rough sketch comes at the end of a short series of views of Abbotsford and the River Tweed (see folio 47; D26186 for details). The turn of the river depicted here suggests a view east from the riverbank opposite Abbotsford, though there is no sign of the house in this sketch. In the distance (or perhaps it is a separate sketch) are the three peaks of Eildon Hill, which lies nearly three miles away to the east.
See folio 47 for more information on Turner’s Abbotsford sketches.
There are pale brown stains at the top edge of this page and across the right.

Thomas Ardill
January 2011

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