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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Coastline of Posillipo, near Marechiaro 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Coastline of Posillipo, near Marechiaro’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 80 Verso:
Coastline of Posillipo, near Marechiaro 1819
D16064
Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 78 a
Pencil on white wove paper, 113 x 189 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner made a thorough exploration of the picturesque scenery of Posillipo to the west of Naples. This view depicts part of the coast near Marechiaro characterised by rugged cliffs and shoreline grottos. For a similar sketch see folio 74 verso (D16052; Turner Bequest CLXXXVI 72a).

Nicola Moorby
August 2010

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Coastline of Posillipo, near Marechiaro 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2010, 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-coastline-of-posillipo-near-marechiaro-r1137988, accessed 20 September 2024.