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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Wales and Isle of Wight 1795-1800 > South Wales Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Rocky Stream 1795

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Rocky Stream’ 1795
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 12 Recto:
A Rocky Stream 1795
D00564
Turner Bequest XXVI 12
Pencil and watercolour on white wove paper, 203 x 264 mm
Inscribed by Turner in pencil ‘12’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘XXVI 12’ bottom left, descending vertically
This is possibly another study of the rocks at Aberdulais to which Turner’s attention had been drawn by the itinerary written out for him at the start of the book (D40554); see folios 7 recto and 9 recto (D00559, D00561).
Verso:
Blank; inscribed in pencil ‘55’; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram.

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘A Rocky Stream 1795 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-rocky-stream-r1140891, accessed 21 November 2024.