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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales 1798 > North Wales Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Rocky Valley among Hills 1798

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Rocky Valley among Hills’ 1798
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 94 Recto:
A Rocky Valley among Hills 1798
D01454
Turner Bequest XXXIX 90
Pencil on white wove writing paper, 170 x 266 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom centre
Stamped in black ‘XXXIX 90’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This rough sketch was made with the page turned horizontally; it is not possible to identify the location of the subject.
Technical notes:
The leaf was formerly separated from the sketchbook, and the irregular top edge of the drawing, towards the gutter, has been made good prior to its being bound in. The paper is stained and spotted, with a blue paint smear towards the top centre.
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A Rocky Valley among Hills 1798 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, May 2013, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, April 2015, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-rocky-valley-among-hills-r1173689, accessed 20 September 2024.