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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales and Isle of Wight 1795-1800 > South Wales Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of the Top of Aberdulais Fall, Vale of Neath 1795

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of the Top of Aberdulais Fall, Vale of Neath’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 7 Recto:
Study of the Top of Aberdulais Fall, Vale of Neath 1795
D00559
Turner Bequest XXVI 7
Pencil on white wove paper, 264 x 203 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘[?7]’ top right
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 7’ bottom right
The identification is due to Elis Jenkins. In the itinerary written out for Turner at the beginning of this book the ‘Rocks & Water fall’ at Aberdulais were ‘well worth attention’ (D40554), and Turner made several notes of them in this book; see folios 9 recto–12 recto (D00561–D00564). He probably referred to them when painting his watercolour of Aberdulais Mill; see folio 6 recto (D00558).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Study of the Top of Aberdulais Fall, Vale of Neath 1795 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-the-top-of-aberdulais-fall-vale-of-neath-r1140886, accessed 26 April 2024.