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

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Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Near Hythe c.1816-19

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Near Hythe’ c.1816-19
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 52 Recto:
?Near Hythe circa 1816–19
D10498
Turner Bequest CXL 46
Pencil on white wove paper, 155 x 95 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in blue ink ‘46’ bottom right, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXL 46’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
In this sketch, the coast is seen on the left, reached by a dip in the cliffs. The ground rises to the right, with a town (?Hythe) on the top.

David Blayney Brown
July 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘?Near Hythe c.1816–19 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, July 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-near-hythe-r1131491, accessed 30 January 2025.