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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Five Sketches of the Moselle 1839

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Five Sketches of the Moselle’ 1839
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 20 Verso:
Five Sketches of the Moselle 1839
D28330
Turner Bequest CCLXXXIX 20 a
Pencil on white wove drawing paper, 235 x 140 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘Townich’ top centre
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
These five slight sketches depict scenes on the Moselle, with one showing the village of Thörnich (inscribed ‘Townich’ by Turner below).

Alice Rylance-Watson
August 2013

How to cite

Alice Rylance-Watson, ‘Five Sketches of the Moselle 1839 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, August 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, November 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-five-sketches-of-the-moselle-r1150611, accessed 20 September 2024.