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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Branches and Foliage c.1794

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Branches and Foliage’ c.1794
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 33 Verso:
Study of Branches and Foliage c.1794
D00307
Turner Bequest XX 33a
Pencil on white laid paper, 99 x 152 mm
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The drawing is continued on folio 34 recto opposite (D00308). There are slight studies of the branches of trees on folios 12 recto, 13 recto and 24 verso (D40753, D00274, D00292). These studies may also be linked to the sketches of men among rocks and branches on folios 36 verso, 37 verso, 41 verso (D00313, D00315, D00322).

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Study of Branches and Foliage c.1794 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2012, 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-study-of-branches-and-foliage-r1140700, accessed 24 April 2024.