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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Broken Branches and Foliage ?1799

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Broken Branches and Foliage’ ?1799
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 9 Recto:
Broken Branches and Foliage ?1799
D01692
Turner Bequest XLII 17
Pencil, ink and watercolour on buff laid paper, 125 x 174 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘17’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XLII – 17’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the page turned horizontally, this is a continuation of the drawing on folio 8 verso opposite (D01691; Turner Bequest XLII 16), under which the subject is discussed.

Andrew Wilton
March 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Broken Branches and Foliage ?1799 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 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-broken-branches-and-foliage-r1173888, accessed 23 April 2024.