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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Hen Turkeys c.1799

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Hen Turkeys’ c.1799
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 2 Recto:
Three Hen Turkeys c.1799
D02244
Turner Bequest XLIX 2
Black chalk on white laid paper, 121 x 150 mm
Part watermark: oval surmounted by a crown
Stamped in black ‘XLIX –2’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the page turned horizontally, this is a slight study which nevertheless relates to the more developed sketch of a group of turkeys on folio 3 recto (D02245; Turner Bequest XLIX 2).
Technical notes:
The sheet is discoloured from exposure.
Verso:
Blank; inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘864’.

Andrew Wilton
March 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Three Hen Turkeys c.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-three-hen-turkeys-r1174116, accessed 19 April 2024.