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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Female Nude c.1835-40

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Female Nude’ c.1835-40
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 45 Recto:
Female Nude c.1835–40
D27446
Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 45
Pencil on white wove paper, 111 x 86 mm
Partial watermark ‘FULL ¦31’
Inscribed in pencil top right ‘[...] 269’ top right, ascending vertically and ‘CCLXXIX (a)’ bottom left, descending vertically
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘44’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ink ‘CCLXXIX (a) – 44’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The drawing of feet at the top of this page are a continuation of a female nude drawn on the verso of folio 44 opposite (D27444; Turner Bequest CCLXXIX a 44).
Technical notes:
This page has been removed from the volume and reinstated at an unknown date.

John Chu
February 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘Female Nude c.1835–40 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-female-nude-r1181581, accessed 27 April 2024.