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

ISBN 978-1-84976-386-8
J.M.W. Turner

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Distant View of Amsterdam 1817

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Distant View of Amsterdam’ 1817
Folio 41 Recto:
A Distant View of Amsterdam 1817
D13071
Turner Bequest CLXII 41
Pencil on ‘blue’ laid writing paper, 93 x 153 mm
Partial watermark: ‘Pro Patria’ design
Stamped in black ‘CLXII – 41’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The sketch was made with the page turned horizontally. Finberg’s identification of this distant city as Amsterdam is likely from its position in the sketchbook; however, there is a view of Haarlem on the verso (D13072). For Amsterdam in this sketchbook see notes to folio 39 verso (D13068).

Quirine van der Meer Mohr
December 2013

Revised by David Blayney Brown
September 2025

How to cite

Quirine van der Meer Mohr, ‘A Distant View of Amsterdam 1817’, catalogue entry, December 2013, revised by David Blayney Brown, September 2025, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, June 2026, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/a-distant-view-of-amsterdam-r1212446, accessed 31 July 2026.