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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Clouds c.1801-2

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Clouds’ c.1801-2
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 6 Verso:
Study of Clouds c.1801–2
D03784
Turner Bequest LXIV 6a
Pencil on buff laid paper, 111 x 175 mm
Stamped in black ‘LXIV – 6a’ top left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This drawing was made with the page turned horizontally. As noted in the sketchbook’s Introduction, the viewpoint may be the South Downs.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Study of Clouds c.1801–2 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 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-study-of-clouds-r1178307, accessed 19 April 2024.