J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > First Italian Tour 1819-20 > Paris, France, Savoy 2 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Mâcon from the River Saône to the South 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Mâcon from the River Saône to the South’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 30 Recto:
Mâcon from the River Saône to the South 1819
D14036
Turner Bequest CLXXIII 30
Pencil on white wove paper, 114 x 185 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘12’ within centre of sketch
Stamped in black ‘CLXXIII 30’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner continued his onward journey from Mâcon to Lyon by boat and this sketch depicts the view looking back (upstream) towards Mâcon from the River Saône to the south. The city appears on the left with the most recognisable landmarks being the Vieux Saint-Vincent Cathedral with its two towers of differing heights and appearance. To the right is the village of Saint Laurent-sur-Saône on a small island in the river and visible in the centre is the Pont de Saint-Laurent which the artist has noted has ‘12’ arches. For further studies of Mâcon see folio 27 (D14030).

Nicola Moorby
March 2013

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Mâcon from the River Saône to the South 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2013, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-macon-from-the-river-saone-to-the-south-r1142896, accessed 04 April 2026.