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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > History Painting c.1799-1807 > Academies Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Nude Woman Reclining, Seen from Behind c.1800-7

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Nude Woman Reclining, Seen from Behind’ c.1800-7
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 35 Recto:
A Nude Woman Reclining, Seen from Behind circa 1800–7
D05209
Turner Bequest LXXXIV 36
Pencil and watercolour on white wove paper, 73 x 119 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘36’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘LXXXIV 36’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The model’s feet are extended on to folio 34 verso of the sketchbook (D40644).
Verso:
Blank, save for a slight offset of the female nude on folio 36 (D05210).

David Blayney Brown
November 2004

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘A Nude Woman Reclining, Seen from Behind c.1800–7 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, November 2004, 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-a-nude-woman-reclining-seen-from-behind-r1178390, accessed 20 April 2024.