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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > North Wales 1799-1801 > Dolbadarn Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Study of Clouds 1799

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Study of Clouds’ 1799
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 77 Recto:
Study of Clouds 1799
D02111
Turner Bequest XLVI 77
Pencil and wash on white wove paper, 79 x 130 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘77’ top right, ascending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XLVI – 77’ top right, ascending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Made with the page turned horizontally, this may be a continuation of the drawing of mountains on folio 76 verso opposite ( D02110).
Technical notes:
The top left corner relative to the drawing has been torn away and made up.

Andrew Wilton
May 2013

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Study of Clouds 1799 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-r1179970, accessed 19 April 2024.