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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > West Country 1811 > Devonshire Coast, No.1 Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Lyme Regis: The Cobb 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Lyme Regis: The Cobb’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 37 Recto:
Lyme Regis: The Cobb 1811
D08431
Turner Bequest CXXIII 37
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘37’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 37’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The buildings and boats here seem to be the same as those shown on folio 36 verso opposite (D08430), which seem to be part of the Cobb, Lyme Regis’s harbour, which has since been extensively rebuilt, although low buildings still stand at what seems to be the corresponding position on the south-east harbour arm.
For other views of the town, see under folio 36 recto (D08429).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Lyme Regis: The Cobb 1811 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, June 2011, 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-lyme-regis-the-cobb-r1136908, accessed 11 May 2024.