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

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J.M.W. Turner > 1830-35 Annual tourist > Margate and Life Drawing c.1830-40 > Mouth of the Thames Sketchbook > Artwork

Joseph Mallord William Turner ?Purfleet, Essex c.1832

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Joseph Mallord William Turner, ‘?Purfleet, Essex’ c.1832
Joseph Mallord William Turner 1775–1851
Folio 25 Recto:
?Purfleet, Essex c.1832
D27264
Turner Bequest CCLXXVIII 25
Pencil on white wove paper, 189 x 113 mm
Watermark ‘R BARNARD¦1820’
Insribed by Turner in pencil ‘?Grays’ top centre, ‘?Pufleets’ towards top left, ascending vertically
Inscribed by John Ruskin in red ink ‘25’ top left, inverted
Stamped in black ‘CCLXXVIII – 25’ top left, inverted
Accepted by the nation as part of the Turner Bequest 1856
The studies of shipping and waterside terrain on this page – in this instance possobly depicting Purfleet in Essex – are typical of this volume’s contents. See the sketchbook introduction for more information.
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John Chu
March 2015

How to cite

John Chu, ‘?Purfleet, Essex c.1832 by Joseph Mallord William Turner’, catalogue entry, March 2015, in David Blayney Brown (ed.), J.M.W. Turner: Sketchbooks, Drawings and Watercolours, Tate Research Publication, August 2016, https://www.tate.org.uk/art/research-publications/jmw-turner/joseph-mallord-william-turner-purfleet-essex-r1181397, accessed 27 September 2024.