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 Two West Country Valley Scenes with Trees 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two West Country Valley Scenes with Trees’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 212 Verso:
Two West Country Valley Scenes with Trees 1811
D08745
Turner Bequest CXXIII 209a
Pencil on white wove printing paper, 75 x 117 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The upper view extends across the width of the page, showing low country with hills rising beyond, particularly to the left. At the bottom right appears to be another sketch of a valley, with a group of trees at the centre. Although the locations are presumably in the West Country, the lack of obvious landmarks makes identification problematic.

Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Two West Country Valley Scenes with Trees 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-two-west-country-valley-scenes-with-trees-r1137223, accessed 24 April 2024.