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Joseph Mallord William Turner

Glencoe, ca. 1831-1834

Description

Maker

Joseph Mallord William Turner, 1775-1851, English

Title

Glencoe

Year

ca. 1831-1834

Medium

watercolor with scraping, and touches of black chalk on wove paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

watercolor

Supports

wove paper

Dimensions

9.4 x 14.3 cm (3 11/16 x 5 5/8 inches)

Type

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

22.087

Exhibition History

From Dürer to Van Gogh

June 5 - October 26, 2008

Turner’s watercolor practice was closely related to printmaking, and a large portion of his designs were eventually engraved for various publications. This watercolor was one of 40 designs intended to illustrate the published volumes of Sir Walter Scott's Prose Works, Tales of a Grandfather, 1834. Literary illustration afforded Turner the luxury of experimenting with dramatic landscape. He set out to represent not only the districts and places described in Scott's text, but also the mood of the tales.

Master Drawing from the Museum and a Private Collection

June 19 - October 27, 1946

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