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

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

Joseph Mallord William Turner A River or Canal, Perhaps near Amsterdam 1817

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A River or Canal, Perhaps near Amsterdam’ 1817
Folio 45 Recto:
A River or Canal, Perhaps near Amsterdam 1817
D13079
Turner Bequest CLXII 45
Pencil on ‘blue’ laid writing paper, 156 x 93 mm
Partial watermark: ‘Pro Patria’ design
Stamped in black ‘CLXII – 45’ top left, upside down
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Drawn with the sketchbook inverted, this sketch continues on folio 44 verso opposite (D13078); see catalogue entry for discussion of the subject.

Quirine van der Meer Mohr
December 2013

Revised by David Blayney Brown
September 2025

How to cite

Quirine van der Meer Mohr, ‘A River or Canal, Perhaps near 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-river-or-canal-perhaps-near-amsterdam-r1212454, accessed 01 August 2026.