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 Temple Bar, Clovelly 1811

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Temple Bar, Clovelly’ 1811
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 225 Recto:
Temple Bar, Clovelly 1811
D08765
Turner Bequest CXXIII 222
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 117 x 75 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Clovelly’ top right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘222’ top right
Stamped in black ‘CXXIII – 222’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner’s viewpoint is Temple Bar, which survives as an archway over the steep path down to the harbour at Clovelly. The masts of boats in the harbour are visible to the north through the aperture at the centre left, and the Devon coast to the east is seen on the right. The drawing continues a little on folio 224 verso opposite (D41521), with steps leading up to a doorway.
Temple Bar can be seen at the head of the step pathway from the harbour in views south from the latter in the contemporary Cornwall and Devon sketchbook (Tate D41323, D41324; Turner Bequest CXXV a 44, 45). For other views of Clovelly see under folio 226 recto (D08766; CXXIII 223).
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Matthew Imms
June 2011

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Temple Bar, Clovelly 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-temple-bar-clovelly-r1137244, accessed 24 April 2024.