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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Eildon Hills and Melrose Vale 1831

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Eildon Hills and Melrose Vale’ 1831
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 75 Recto:
Eildon Hills and Melrose Vale 1831
D26062
Turner Bequest CCLXVII 77
Pencil on off-white wove writing paper, 113 x 185 mm
Inscribed in blue ink by John Ruskin ‘77’ bottom left inverted and ‘271’ top left inverted
Stamped in black ‘CCLXVII – 77’ top left inverted
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Across folios 74 verso–75 (D26061–D26062; CCLXVII 76a–77) is a sketch of the Eildon Hills made by Turner on his journey between Dryburgh and Melrose on 8 August 1831. The view is from the east and shows Melrose vale on folio 74 verso.
For sketches of Dryburgh see folio 9 (D25942; CCLXVII 9), and for views of Melrose see folios 14 verso to 15 (D25953–D25954; CCLXVII 14a–15).

Thomas Ardill
September 2009

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Eildon Hills and Melrose Vale 1831 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, September 2009, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-eildon-hills-and-melrose-vale-r1134430, accessed 24 September 2024.