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 Teignmouth 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Teignmouth’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 91 Recto:
Teignmouth 1811
D08535
Turner Bequest CXXIII 88
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 75 x 117 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘88’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 88’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This appears to be a view to the south along the Devon coast at Teignmouth, with the profile of the Ness headland across the mouth of the River Teign in the distance. Successive drawings on the verso and folio 92 recto (D08536, D08537; CXXIII 88a, 89) seem to show the same feature from further away, and an inscription on the latter appears to refer to the area. For other views of Teignmouth see under folio 71 verso (D08499; CXXIII 68a).

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Teignmouth 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-teignmouth-r1137012, accessed 26 April 2024.