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 Rocks, Perhaps off St David's Head 1795

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Rocks, Perhaps off St David's Head’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 42 Recto:
Rocks, Perhaps off St David’s Head 1795
D00595
Turner Bequest XXVI 41
Pencil on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘Dark O Green’ within the drawing left of centre
Inscribed by A.J. Finberg in red ink ‘41’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 41 bottom left, descending vertically
The drawing was made with the page turned horizontally.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Rocks, Perhaps off St David’s Head 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-rocks-perhaps-off-st-davids-head-r1140922, accessed 23 April 2024.