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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Two Distant Views of Loreto from the South-West 1819

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Two Distant Views of Loreto from the South-West’ 1819
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 17 Recto:
Two Distant Views of Loreto from the South-West 1819
D14685
Turner Bequest CLXXVII 17
Pencil on white wove paper, 110 x 186 mm
Inscribed by the artist in pencil ‘The [?Sea]’ bottom centre right
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘17’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CLXXVII 17’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
After visiting the city of Loreto, Turner’s route took him south-west towards Recanati, a small hill town approximately three miles away. The flat horizon line of the Adriatic Sea and the dome just visible on the hill in the background identify these two sketches as distant views of Loreto from the road just outside Recanati. The uppermost drawing appears to show a roadside altar, a common feature in Italy.

Nicola Moorby
November 2008

How to cite

Nicola Moorby, ‘Two Distant Views of Loreto from the South-West 1819 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2008, 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-distant-views-of-loreto-from-the-south-west-r1138847, accessed 20 September 2024.