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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1819-29 Italy and after > Second Italian Tour 1828-9 > Roman and French Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Hilly Landscapes 1828

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Hilly Landscapes’ 1828
Folio 14 Verso:
Hilly Landscapes 1828
D21878
Turner Bequest CCXXXVII 14a
Pencil on white wove paper, 88 x 71 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘[...]’ towards bottom left
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
Turner oriented the sketchbook vertically to execute these cursory landscape studies. The dominant lower view features rolling hills and a distant hilltop town or village. Above is a faint outline of buildings amid hills. The topographical detailing is sparse, making Turner’s location difficult to pinpoint.

Hannah Kaspar
December 2024

How to cite

Hannah Kaspar, ‘Hilly Landscapes 1828’, catalogue entry, December 2024, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, February 2025, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/hilly-landscapes-r1210436, accessed 17 April 2025.