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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner A High Cliff, with Trees 1794

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A High Cliff, with Trees’ 1794
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 27 Recto:
A High Cliff, with Trees 1794
D00234
Turner Bequest XIX 26
Pencil on white wove paper, 181 x 111 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘26’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XIX 26’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This is a relatively slight sketch, probably a view of High Tor, Matlock, as proposed by Finberg, near the mine recorded on folio 26 recto (D00233; Turner Bequest XIX 25). See also Tate D00340, D00341 (Turner Bequest XXI M, N).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in black ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A High Cliff, with Trees 1794 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, April 2012, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, December 2012, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-a-high-cliff-with-trees-r1140754, accessed 18 July 2024.