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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A Ruin Seen beyond Trees 1801

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Ruin Seen beyond Trees’ 1801
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 36 Verso:
A Ruin Seen beyond Trees 1801
D02654
Turner Bequest LIV 36a
Pencil on white wove paper prepared with a mauve-pink ground, 115 x 164 mm
Stamped in black with Turner Bequest monogram top right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, this summary sketch seems to be an idea for a composition layout based on the study on folio 37 verso (D02656). It is possible that folios 37 recto and 38 recto (D02655, D02657) present a similar pairing. The subject may be Roslin, which is the apparent location of drawings on folios 39 verso–49 verso of this book (D02660–D02679).

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A Ruin Seen beyond Trees 1801 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-a-ruin-seen-beyond-trees-r1178840, accessed 20 September 2024.