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Joseph Mallord William Turner , English, 1775-1851

Title

Below Arvier, looking down the Val d'Aosta towards Mont Emilius

Date1836

MediumWatercolour and traces of graphite on off-white wove paper

Dimensions

25.5 x 28.2 cm

Credit LineBequeathed, Henry Vaughan, 1900

Object numberNGI.2421

DescriptionIn 1836 Turner toured Europe with his patron H.A.J Munro of Novar (1797-1864), a wealthy Scottish landowner and collector. In a letter to Ruskin dated 1857, Munro remembered how the Alpine landscape inspired Turner to turn to colour. 'All along whenever he could get a few minutes, he had his liltte sketch book out [...] I don't remember colours coming out till we got into Switzerland.'

InscriptionWatermark: B E & S/1827
Exhibition HistoryTurner in January | Ireland's Vaughan Bequest, National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, 01 January 2025 - 31 January 2025