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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > East Sussex c.1806-20 > Hastings Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner A Tree, and Notes on the Geology of the South Coast (Inscription by Turner) c.1809-14

Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘A Tree, and Notes on the Geology of the South Coast (Inscription by Turner)’ c.1809-14
Folio 5 Recto:
A Tree, and Notes on the Geology of the South Coast (Inscription by Turner) circa 1809–14
D07602
Turner Bequest CXI 5
Pencil and pen and ink on white wove paper, 110 x 88 mm
Inscribed by Turner in ink (see main catalogue entry)
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘5’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘CXI 5’ bottom left, descending vertically
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The sketch of a tree is continued on folio 4 verso (D07601) together with the notes on geology begun on folio 3 verso (D07599). See notes to D07599 for a full transcription.
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David Blayney Brown
April 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘A Tree, and Notes on the Geology of the South Coast (Inscription by Turner) c.1809–14’, catalogue entry, April 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/a-tree-and-notes-on-the-geology-of-the-south-coast-inscription-by-turner-r1131090, accessed 21 November 2024.