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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner Fountains Abbey, from the River Skell 1816

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Fountains Abbey, from the River Skell’ 1816
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 44 Recto:
Fountains Abbey, from the River Skell 1816
D09864
Turner Bequest CXXXIV 63
Pencil on white wove paper with gilt edges, 179 x 254 mm
Blind-stamped with Turner Bequest monogram bottom right
Stamped in black ‘CXXXIV – 63’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The church of Fountains Abbey is seen to the north-east from beside the ruined guest houses on the bank of the River Skell. For other views, see under folio 43 recto (D09865; Turner Bequest CXXXIV 64). Compare the less detailed view from the west in the 1816 Yorkshire 1 sketchbook (Tate D10939–D10940; Turner Bequest CXLIV 38a, 39), perhaps made on the same occasion.
Technical notes:
There is extensive surface dirt or rubbing, apparently from a period when the sheet was mounted, as there is a clearly defined border, particularly towards the top left, beyond which the paper is unmarked. However, there appears to be no record of the drawing’s being exhibited.
Verso:
Blank

Matthew Imms
July 2014

How to cite

Matthew Imms, ‘Fountains Abbey, from the River Skell 1816 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 2014, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, September 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-fountains-abbey-from-the-river-skell-r1147403, accessed 12 November 2024.