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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1787-1801 Student and master > Oxford c.1787-91 > Oxford Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Three Cows c.1789

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Three Cows’ c.1789
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 11 Recto:
Three Cows c.1789
D00023
Turner Bequest II 11
Pencil on white laid paper, 160 x 249 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘11’ bottom right
Stamped in black ‘II 11’ bottom right
 
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
There are pin- or divider-holes along the top and bottom edges of the sheet, from the squaring on folio 11 recto (D00023).
Verso:
Blank; stamped in brown ink with Turner Bequest monogram

Andrew Wilton
April 2012

How to cite

Andrew Wilton, ‘Three Cows c.1789 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-three-cows-r1140177, accessed 21 November 2024.