Joseph Mallord William Turner A Woodland Road Editorial Image

Inverted relative to the sketchbook’s foliation, the drawing is continued on folio 69 recto opposite (D01813 Turner Bequest XLII 137). Compare the studies of foliage on folios 8 verso–9 recto and 9 verso–10 recto (D01691–D01694 Turner Bequest XLII 16–17, 18–19). A study of tree stems which was probably made at the same time is on folios 69 verso–70 recto (D01814–D01815 Turner Bequest XLII 138–139). The whole group was possibly made in the grounds of Fonthill, where Turner was working on a commission from William Beckford in 1799 see the sketchbook’s Introduction.