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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Mountains and Woods 1801

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Mountains and Woods’ 1801
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 30 Recto:
Mountains and Woods 1801
D03335
Turner Bequest LVII 30
Pencil on white cartridge paper prepared with a violet ground, 149 x 118 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘30’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘LVII – 30’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is a continuation of the drawing on folio 29 verso opposite (D03334). There seem to be traces of rain spots on this page; see also folios 28 verso–29 recto (D03332–D03333).
Verso:
Blank; washed with a violet ground.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Mountains and Woods 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-mountains-and-woods-r1179533, accessed 25 April 2024.