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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Falls of the Clyde 1834

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Falls of the Clyde’ 1834
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 13 Recto:
Falls of the Clyde 1834
D26283
Turner Bequest CCLXIX 13
Pencil on off-white wove paper, 113 x 190 mm
Inscribed in pencil by Turner ‘[...]’ right inverted and ‘H[...] Bridge’ bottom left
Inscribed in blue ink by John Ruskin ‘13’ top right and ‘340’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CCLXIX 13’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
This sketch may be a view down the River Clyde from above Corra Linn, though there are few topographical clues to go on. An inscription at the bottom left of the page may refer to a bridge. For references to sketches of the Falls of Clyde see folio 1 verso (D26260).

Thomas Ardill
February 2011

How to cite

Thomas Ardill, ‘Falls of the Clyde 1834 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, February 2011, 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-falls-of-the-clyde-r1136213, accessed 22 November 2024.