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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1802-18 Academician and professor > Switzerland 1802 > St Gothard and Mont Blanc Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner Mountains 1802

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘Mountains’ 1802
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 6 Recto:
Mountains 1802
D04598
Turner Bequest LXXV 6
Pencil on white wove paper prepared with grey wash, 473 x 315 mm
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘6’ bottom left, descending vertically
Stamped in black ‘LXXV 6’ bottom left, descending vertically
This is a slight outline sketch. The mountain location is unidentied. The paper is rubbed, especially near the right-hand edge.
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David Blayney Brown
October 2011

How to cite

David Blayney Brown, ‘Mountains 1802 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, October 2011, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2014, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-mountains-r1146479, accessed 17 July 2024.